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Encyclopedia > Nathan Cobb


Nathan Augustus Cobb (30 June 1859 – 4 June 1932) born in Spencer, Massachusetts is known as "the father of nematology in the United States".


He provided the foundations for nematode taxonomy and described over 1000 different nematode species. An individual with a variety of skills, he made signficiant contributions to a number of scientific dicsciplines and the USDA Nematology Lab, originally established with him as the director, continues today.


See also

  • Nathan Augustus Cobb: A Biography (http://www.barc.usda.gov/psi/nem/cobb.htm)
  • The Nathan A. Cobb Nematology Foundation (http://www.lal.ufl.edu/duncan/cobb_foundation.htm)
  • Society of Nematologists (http://www.nematologists.org/)

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