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Terry Lee Erwin

American entomologist (1940–2020)
Person Human Q3518898

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
December 1, 1940
Date of death
May 11, 2020
Place of birth
St. Helena
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
entomologist, curator, editor-in-chief, botanical collector, scientific collector
Employer
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History[17][18]
Field of work
ecology, entomology, systematics, Carabidae, zoogeography, tropical forest, beetle[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
San José State University, San José State University, University of Alberta[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[22]
Author citation (zoology)
Erwin[26]
Collection items at
Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History[30][31][32]
Family name
Erwin[23]
Given name
Terry, Lee[24][25]
Name in native language
Terry Erwin[28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en T. Erwin en T. L. Erwin en T L Erwin en Erwin en Erwin TL en Terry Erwin en Terry Lee Erwin en Terry L Erwin en Terry L. Erwin en T Erwin ar تيري إروين de Terry L. Erwin de Terry Lee Erwin fa تری اروین it Terry Lee Erwin nl Erwin pl Terry Lee Erwin ru Терри Эрвин sv Erwin sv Terry Lee Erwin
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000110747835
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9510-3197
VIAF cluster ID
85255961
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50008972
GND ID
103792486X
BHL creator ID
91k (50k–201k, n=4)
BIBSYS ID
90505958
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162559827
Bionomia ID
Terry Lee Erwin
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11740027
CiNii Research ID
1140282266823200896
DDB person (GND) ID
103792486X
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Entomologists of the World ID
21532
Freebase ID
/m/027nb_4
IdRef ID
120765519
J9U entity ID
987007327659705171
KBR person ID
14124497
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07091693
NL CR AUT ID
uk2008425135
NSK (VIAF) ID
000105254
NSK ID
981005666375309366
NUKAT ID
n00025900
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1259103
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07297642X
RERO ID (legacy)
A003221507
ResearchGate profile ID
Terry-Erwin
Semantic Scholar author ID
2128105
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgH7C69JwgrfWQBd9BXVC
Yale LUX ID
person/c4e33bdf-a2d4-4f14-8322-db32dad11a51
ZooBank author ID
A7923396-E5AB-4C31-842A-12B8D8C0F315

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 7
ecology, beetle, entomology, systematics, tropical forest, Carabidae, zoogeography
Occupation 4
editor-in-chief, curator, entomologist, botanical collector
Collection items at 2
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
Educated at 2
University of Alberta, San José State University
Employer 2
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
Given name 2
Lee, Terry
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Bionomia ID 1
Terry Lee Erwin
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Edited works 1
ZooKeys
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
St. Helena
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
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Summary

Terry Lee Erwin was born on December 1, 1940[1], in St. Helena[2]. He died on May 11, 2020[3]. He worked as an entomologist[4], curator[5], editor-in-chief[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

FAQs

Where was Terry Lee Erwin born?

Terry Lee Erwin was born in St. Helena[2].

What did Terry Lee Erwin do for work?

Terry Lee Erwin worked as an entomologist[4], curator[5], editor-in-chief[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

Where did Terry Lee Erwin go to school?

Terry Lee Erwin was educated at San José State University[19] and University of Alberta[20].

Related Entities

ecology entomology Smithsonian Institution United States

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  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [20] ↑ . naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved . naturalhistory.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved . naturalhistory.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved . naturalhistory.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . naturalhistory.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved . naturalhistory.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved . naturalhistory.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . zookeys.pensoft.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . IdRef. news.mongabay.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . pwrc.usgs.gov. pwrc.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Field of work → ecology, entomology, systematics +4
    Employer → Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
    Family name → Erwin
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