John Lawrence Le Conte
1825–83
American entomologist. Son of John Eatton Le Conte. Trained as a physician but never practised. Published in many fields of natural history, with a particular interest in geographical distribution. Served with the army medical corps during the American Civil War. President, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1874. Chief clerk to the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1878.
Source
DAB.
Bibliography
DAB: Dictionary of American biography. Under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. 20 vols., index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Simon & Schuster Macmillan. London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95.
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