Margaret S. Collins

African-American entomologist, zoologist and civil rights advocate (1922–1996)
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Margaret S. Collins

Summary

Margaret S. Collins is a human[1]. Born in Institute[2], she… she was born on +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Cayman Islands[4]. She died on +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an entomologist[6], zoologist[7], civil rights advocate[8], botanical collector[9], and scientific collector[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Institute[2], Margaret S. Collins…
  • Margaret S. Collins died in Cayman Islands[4].
  • Margaret S. Collins was born on +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Margaret S. Collins was born on +1922-09-04T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Margaret S. Collins died on +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Margaret S. Collins died on +1996-04-27T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Margaret S. Collins held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Margaret S. Collins is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[15].
  • Margaret S. Collins worked as an entomologist[6].
  • Margaret S. Collins worked as a zoologist[7].
  • Margaret S. Collins worked as a civil rights advocate[8].
  • Margaret S. Collins worked as a botanical collector[9].
  • Margaret S. Collins worked as a scientific collector[10].
  • Margaret S. Collins's field of work was entomology[16].
  • Margaret S. Collins's field of work was insect ecology[17].
  • Margaret S. Collins's field of work was Termites[18].
  • Margaret S. Collins held the position of research associate[19].
  • Margaret S. Collins was employed by Florida A&M University[20].
  • Among Margaret S. Collins's employers was Howard University[21].
  • Among Margaret S. Collins's employers was University of the District of Columbia[22].
  • Among Margaret S. Collins's employers was National Museum of Natural History[23].
  • Margaret S. Collins was employed by Smithsonian Institution[24].
  • Margaret S. Collins was educated at West Virginia State University[25].
  • Margaret S. Collins was educated at University of Chicago[26].
  • A notable work attributed to Margaret S. Collins is Architecture and Nutrient Analysis of Arboreal Carton Nests of Two Neotropical Nasutitermes Species (Isoptera: Termitidae), with Notes on Embedded Nodules[27].

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Origins and Family

Margaret S. Collins's place of birth was Institute[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1922-09-04T00:00:00Z[12]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[15].

Education

Educated at West Virginia State University[25], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30] and University of Chicago[26], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1890[33], headquartered in Chicago[34]. Margaret S. Collins studied under Alfred E. Emerson[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entomologist[6], zoologist[7], civil rights advocate[8], botanical collector[9], and scientific collector[10]. Fields of work include entomology[16], a branch of zoology[36]; insect ecology[17], a branch of zoology[37]; and Termites[18]. Employers include Florida A&M University[20], a university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1887[40]; Howard University[21], a private university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1867[43], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[44]; University of the District of Columbia[22], a public university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1851[47]; National Museum of Natural History[23], a natural history museum[48], in United States[49], founded in 1910[50]; and Smithsonian Institution[24], an institution[51], in United States[52], founded in 1846[53], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[54]. Margaret S. Collins held the position of research associate[19].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Margaret S. Collins is Architecture and Nutrient Analysis of Arboreal Carton Nests of Two Neotropical Nasutitermes Species (Isoptera: Termitidae), with Notes on Embedded Nodules[27].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z[5] and +1996-04-27T00:00:00Z[13]. Margaret S. Collins died in Cayman Islands[4].

Why It Matters

Margaret S. Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] She is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Margaret S. Collins born?

Margaret S. Collins's place of birth was Institute[2].

Where did Margaret S. Collins die?

Margaret S. Collins died in Cayman Islands[4].

What did Margaret S. Collins do for work?

Margaret S. Collins worked as entomologist[6], zoologist[7], civil rights advocate[8], botanical collector[9], and scientific collector[10].

Where did Margaret S. Collins go to school?

Margaret S. Collins was educated at West Virginia State University[25] and University of Chicago[26].

References

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  1. [2] . Black Women Scientists in the United States. Retrieved . siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [9] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
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  20. [15] . African Americans in Science. Retrieved . entomologytoday.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [12] . Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Black Women Scientists in the United States. Retrieved . siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JSTOR. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . Black Women Scientists in the United States. wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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