Donald R. Davis
American entomologist
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| Intro | American entomologist | ||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||
| is | Zoologist Entomologist Scientist Biologist Curator Museum director | ||||||
| Work field | Arts Biology Science | ||||||
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| Birth | 28 March 1934, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA | ||||||
| Age | 90 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||||
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Donald Ray Davis (born Oklahoma City, 28 March 1934) is an American entomologist, specializing in Lepidoptera.
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In 1956 Davis earned his bachelor's degree in Entomology at the University of Kansas. He received his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1962.
Since 1961 Davis has been a research entomologist in microlepidoptera for the Smithsonian Institution.
The Lepidopterists' Society awarded him its Karl Jordan Medal in 1977 for his work on the Prodoxidae.