Nathan Cobb
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Nathan Augustus Cobb (30 June 1859 – 4 June 1932) is known as "the father of nematology in the United States".[1]
He provided the foundations for nematode taxonomy and described over 1000 different nematode species. His technical innovations in nematological methods included fixation and preservation techniques; the Cobb metal mounting slide; improvements in photography and microscopic equipment; and the first device to use flotation to remove nematodes from soil. An individual with a variety of skills, he made significant contributions to a number of scientific disciplines and the USDA Nematology Laboratory, originally established with him as the director, continues today.[1]
He was the father of Frjeda Blanchard,[1] the geneticist who first demonstrated Mendelian inheritance in reptiles.
Books
This list can be accessed via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.[2] The list is incomplete.
- "A Nematode formula." (1890) Sydney : C. Potter
- "Nematodes, mostly Australian and Fijian." (1893) Sydney : F. Cunninghame & Co., printers
- "The sheep-fluke." (1897) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
- "Letters on the diseases of plants." (1897) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
- "Seed wheat: an investigation and discussion of the relative value as seed of large plump and small shrivelled grains." (1903) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
- "Letters on the diseases of plants. Second series." (1904) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
- "Methods of using the microscope, camera-lucida and solar projector for purposes of examination and the production of illustrations." (1905) Honolulu : Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
- "Contributions to a science of nematology." (1914–35) Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins Co.
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