U.s. entomologist, botanist and zoologist (1866–1948).
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (22 August 1866 – 26 January 1948) was a British and American entomologist and systematic biologist who published nearly 4,000 papers, some of them only a few lines long. Cockerell's speciality was the insect order Hymenoptera (bees and wasps), an area of study where he described specimens from the United States, the West Indies, Honduras, the Philippines, Africa, and Asia. Cockerell named at least 5,500 species and varieties of bees and almost 150 genera and subgenera, representing over a quarter of all species of bees known during his lifetime. In addition to hi
Abbreviations: Cockerell
Occupations: zoologist, scientific collector, fossil collector, entomologist, curator, botanist, beekeeper, naturalist, botanical collector, arachnologist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: London
Direct attributions: 50 plants, 2 fungi
Authorship mentions: 62 plants, 3 fungi