Alexander Carlton Hodson (17 June 1906 – 13 March 1996) was an American entomologist and a professor at the University of Minnesota. He is known for his work on ecological approaches to applied entomology.
Hodson was born in Reading, Massachusetts, where his father worked in a paint business into which he too joined. He then received a BS from the University of Massachusetts in 1928 and an MA in 1931 from the University of Minnesota, followed by a PhD in 1935. He worked under Victor E. Shelford at the Puget Sound Biological Station and became influenced in ecological entomology.[1] Along with his student Huai C. Chiang, he also developed laboratory techniques such as for the rearing of Drosophila.[2] As a hobby, Hodson also maintained notes over a 51-year period on the first leafing and flowering of trees in the university campus.[3]
Hodson became a professor at the University of Minnesota where he served until his retirement in 1974. His work was on economic entomology. A lecture series named after him was begun in 1975 as also a Hodson Hall at the university.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Chiang, H. C.; Hodson, A. C. (1950). "An analytical study of population growth in Drosophila melanogaster". Ecological Monographs. 20 (3): 173–206. Bibcode:1950EcoM...20..173C. doi:10.2307/1948580. JSTOR 1948580.
- ↑ Hodson, A. C.; Chiang, H. C. (1948-02-13). "A New Method for Rearing Drosophila". Science. 107 (2772): 176–177. Bibcode:1948Sci...107..176H. doi:10.1126/science.107.2772.176. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17756613.
- ↑ Phenology data
- ↑ Ascerno, Mark E.; Chiang, Huai C.; Waters, Thomas F. (1996). "Obituaries: Alexander Carlton Hodson". American Entomologist: 183. doi:10.1093/ae/42.3.183.
- ↑ Kulman, H. M.; Chiang, H. C. (1977-12-15). "A. C. Hodson Lectures". Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America. 23 (4): 287–288. doi:10.1093/besa/23.4.287. ISSN 0013-8754.