Nathan Banks

Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1915 he authored the first comprehensive English handbook on mites: A Treatise on the Acarina, Or Mites (Smithsonian Institution, Proceedings Of The United States National Museum, 1905, 114 pages).

For other people with the same name, see Banks (surname).
Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks circa 1915
BornApril 13, 1868
Roslyn, New York
DiedJanuary 24, 1953 (1953-01-25) (aged 84)
Holliston, Massachusetts
NationalityUnited States
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCornell University (B.S. 1889, M.S. 1890)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsUnited States Department of Agriculture, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Doctoral advisorJohn Henry Comstock (M.S. advisor)
Author abbrev. (zoology)Banks

Banks left the USDA in 1916 to work at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) where he did further work on Hymenoptera, Arachnida and Neuroptera. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1922.[2]

In 1924, he spent about two months in Panama, through kindness of Dr. Thomas Barbour and in company with Dr. W.M. Wheeler. Between mid June and mid August they divided time between forested regions on Barro Colorado Island and more open habitat at various points along the railroad in the vicinity of Panama City (See Banks, 1929 "Spiders of Panama" for details).

He authored more than 440 technical works over the years 1890 to 1951. He was married to Mary A. Lu Gar and they had eight children. (One son was named Gilbert, but no other offspring are known by name.)

References
  1. "The Ten-year Book of Cornell University, Volumes 1-3 By Cornell University pp. 249". 1878.
  2. "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  • Carpenter, F. M. & P. J. Darlington, Jr. 1954. Nathan Banks, A biographic sketch and list of publications. Psyche, vol. 61, pp. 81–110.


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