About John N. Belkin
Lived 1913 – 1980 (aged 66). John N. Belkin was an American zoologist, entomologist and scientific collector.
John N. Belkin (1913–1980) was an American entomologist.
Biography Belkin was born in 1913 in Petrograd, Russian Empire, and became a citizen of the United States by 1938. The same year, he got a bachelor's degree at Cornell University.
Belkin continued to work at Cornell, at first as assistant entomologist for two years, and later as an entomology Instructor, a position which he kept till 1942. The same year, he got a job as junior entomologist for the Tennessee Valley Authority, but was drafted into the United States Army Sanitary Corps.
The mosquito genus Johnbelkinia was named in his memory.
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Who was John N. Belkin?
American entomologist
When was John N. Belkin born?
John N. Belkin was born on 24 October 1913 in Saint Petersburg.
When did John N. Belkin die?
John N. Belkin died on 25 April 1980 in United States.
What was John N. Belkin's occupation?
John N. Belkin was a zoologist, entomologist and scientific collector.
What nationality was John N. Belkin?
John N. Belkin was American.
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