Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman

Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman (March 7, 1920 – January 22, 1987) was an American entomologist and researcher, focusing on mosquitoes and vector control. In 1951 she was the first woman sent by the United States to Thailand to establish a malaria control program.

Early life and education Thurman was born in Atkins, Arkansas on March 7, 1920. She went to primary and secondary schools in Atkins. She graduated from the University of the Ozarks with a B. S. degree in 1944 while employed as the head of biology at a local secondary school. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Publications Thurman was the author or co-author of at least 40 publications. These included:

E. B. Thurman (1962) Asia: a challenge to scientists. AIBS Bull. 12 24–7. E. B. Thurman (1959) Robert Evans Snodgrass, insect anatomist and morphologist. Smithson Misc Collect. 137. E. Thurman and P. Johnson (1950) The taxonomic characters of the larvae of the genus Culiseta Felt, 1904 in California. Pan-Pac Entomol. 26 179–87. E. B. Basham (1948) Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani, a new species from Florida (Diptera: Culicidae). Ann Entomol Soc Am. 41 1–7.