Waldo Lee McAtee

Waldo Lee McAtee
Born 21 January 1883
Jalapa, Indiana, USA
Died January 7, 1962(1962-01-07) (aged 78)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Citizenship United States
Fields ornithology
Alma mater Indiana University
Known for founding editor of Wildlife Review and Journal of Wildlife Management[1]
Notable awards honorary Doctor of Science degree, Indiana University[2]

Waldo Lee McAtee (21 January 1883 - 7 January 1962) was an American ecologist and ornithologist. He wrote extensively about the feeding habits of birds and mammals and described over 460 new species of insects.[1]

Biography

He was born on 21 January 1883 in Jalapa, Indiana.

He received a degree in biology in 1904 from Indiana University.[2] His served his professional career from 1904 to 1947 with the Bureau of Biological Survey of the US Department of Agriculture, and later in the successor agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. He served as the editor for Wildlife Review from 1935 to 1947.[2] This publication is now known as the Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide indexes. He contributed to over 750 publications.[2]

He also wrote about the natural history of the District of Columbia.[3]

He died on 7 January 1962 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Charles H. (2005). "McAtee, Waldo Lee (United States 1883-1962)". Retrieved 20 Jan 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Waldo Lee McAtee". Washington Biologists Field Club. Retrieved 20 Jan 2015.
  3. ↑ McAtee, Waldo Lee (1918). A Sketch of the Natural History of the District of Columbia. H.L. & J.B. McQueen.



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