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William Dandridge Peck

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William Dandridge Peck (May 8, 1763 Boston – October 8, 1822 Cambridge, MA) was a botanist,[1] and America ’s first native entomologist. He was a professor at Harvard College. His pioneering entomological article was "The Description and History of the Canker Worm" Mass. Mag. Vol.7 (1795), describing the species as Phalaena vernata, the spring cankerworm.

The standard author abbreviation W.Peck is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Entry for Peck, William Dandridge". IPNI. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  W.Peck.

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