About William Hampton Patton
Lived 1853 – 1918 (aged 65). William Hampton Patton was an American entomologist and zoologist.
William Hampton Patton (March 10, 1853 – December 26, 1918) was an American entomologist.
Biography Patton was born on March 10, 1853, at Waterbury, Connecticut, to William and Sarah Frances Patton. He graduated from Waterbury High School in 1870 and prepared for college at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts.
During his lifetime, Patton was a member of the American and British Associations for the Advancement of Science, the Entomological Society of Ontario, and the Connecticut Academy of Science. He was a fellow of the Entomological Society of London and a charter member of the Biological Society of Washington.
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American entomologist (1853-1918)
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William Hampton Patton was born on 10 March 1853 in Waterbury.
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William Hampton Patton died on 26 December 1918 in Hartford.
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William Hampton Patton was an entomologist and zoologist.
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