History of Rockford, (Winnebago County) Illinois United States of America

Biographies:

A Biography of Charles Henry Gilbert

Charles Henry Gilbert, educator, was born at Rockford, Ill., Dec. 5, 1859; son of Edward and Sarah (Berry) Gilbert. He was graduated from Butler college in 1879 with the degree of B.S. He was assistant in natural sciences and modern languages in Indiana university, 1880-84, from which institution he received the degree of M.S. in 1882 and Ph.D. in 1583; professor of natural history, University of Cincinnati, 1884-88; professor of zo?logy, Indiana university, 1888-91; and was elected professor of zo?logy, Leland Stanford Junior university in 1891. He was assistant on the U.S. fish commission at intervals from 1880. He is the author of numerous papers on ichthyology, and of Synopsis of the Fishes of North America (with Dr. D. S. Jordan, 1882).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Biographical Sketch of Leland Ossian Howard

Leland Ossian Howard, entomologist, was born in Rockford, Ill., June 10, 1857; son of Ossian Gregory and Lucy Dunham (Thurber) Howard; grandson of Calvin and Sarah (Gregory) Howard, and a descendant of William Hayward, or Howard. He was a student at Cornell university, 1873-78, where he was graduated B.S., 1877, and M.S., 1883. As an undergraduate he worked with Professor Comstock in the department of entonmlogy, and from 1878 to 1886 was an assistant entomologist in the department of agriculture, Washington, D.C. He was made first assistant in 1886, and in 1894 became chief of the division of entomology. He was made honorary curator of the department of insects in the U.S. National museum in 1895. He made a special study of the parasitic hymenoptera and their habits and host relations, and of economic entomology in connection with his office. Georgetown university conferred on him the degree of Ph.D. in 1896. He was elected to the presidency of the Entomological and Biological societies of Washington, D.C., and of the Association of Economic Entomologists. He was elected a member of the American Society of Naturalists, of the Biological and Entomological societies of Washington, D.C., and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1889, presided over the section on zoology in 1895 and 1897, and was elected the permanent secretary of the association in the latter year. He prepared the definitions in entomology for the Century and Funk and Wagnall's Standard dictionaries and contributed to the Standard Natural History. He edited Insect Life published by the department of agriculture and is the author of many entomological articles, bulletins and government reports.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor