Grace Adelbert Sandhouse (1896–1940)[1] was an American entomologist.

Life and career

Sandhouse was raised in Monticello, Iowa.[2] She attended the University of Colorado, where she graduated in 1920, while working for Theodore Cockerell. Cockerell introduced Sandhouse to apiology, the study of bees. She proceeded to earn a master's from the University of Colorado and a PhD at Cornell University. After graduation she became a Junior Entomologist at the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology, working in the Division of Insect Identification.[2] She worked there until her death, ending her career as an Associate Entomologist.[3]

Research wise, Sandhouse focused on taxonomy of Hymenoptera, specifically Apoidea.[3] She published a monograph on the genus Osmia.[2] Sandhouse's personal archives are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.[3]

Publications

References

  1. ^ The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
  2. ^ a b c Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie; Joy Dorothy Harvey (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 1148. ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Grace Sandhouse Papers". Record Unit 7456. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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