Miriam Augusta Palmer

Miriam Augusta Palmer (August 28, 1878 – July 4, 1977) was an American professor of entomology and zoology, scientific artist and sculptor.^[1]

Miriam Augusta Palmer

Biography

Miriam Augusta Palmer was born on August 28, 1878, in Mont Clare, United States of America. She graduated from the University of Kansas.^[2] After completing her master's degree in 1904, she joined as a scientific illustrator at the experiment station of the Colorado Agricultural College, now known as Colorado State University, and continued until 1928.^[3][4]

In the same institute she also served as an instructor at the department of Entomology and Zoology from 1918 to 1947.^[1][4] She undertook major research on aphids in the Rocky Mountain region.^[3] As an insect delineator, she was known for her “detailed drawings and colorful paintings of insects”.^[4] Palmer was also specialized in making wax replicas of fruits.^[4]

She was a Fellow of Entomological Society of America.^[1]

She died in the United States in Fort Collins, Colorado, on July 4, 1977.

References

1. Ogilvie, Marilyn (16 December 2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Oxon: Routledge. p. 976. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
2. The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas, Volume 12. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. 1913. p. 64. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
3. Hirsch, G. Chr. (8 March 2013). Index Biologorum: Inverstigatores · Laboratoria Periodica. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 223. ISBN 978-3-642-99380-0. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
4. "Miriam A. Palmer Scientific Illustrations and Replicas". Colostate.edu. Colorado State University, Libraries. Retrieved 25 June 2022.