Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr. was born 19 February 1839 in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine to Alpheus Spring Packard (1798-1884) and Elizabeth Frances Appleton (1804-1839) and died 14 February 1905 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Derby Walcott (1842-1929) October 1867 in Maine.
Biography
Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr., LL.D. was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He described over 500 new animal species – especially butterflies and moths – and was one of the founders of The American Naturalist.
He was the son of Alpheus Spring Packard (1798-1884) and the brother of William Alfred Packard (1830-1909). He was born in Brunswick, Maine and was Professor of Zoology and Geology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 1878 until his death. He was a vocal proponent of the Neo-Lamarckian theory of evolution.
His chief work was the classification and anatomy of arthropods, and contributions to economic entomology, zoogeography, and the phylogeny and metamorphoses of insects. Packard was appointed to the United States Entomological Commission in 1877 where he served with Charles Valentine Riley and Cyrus Thomas. He wrote school textbooks, such as Zoölogy for High Schools and Colleges (eleventh edition, 1904). His Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of North America was published in three parts (1895, 1905, 1915, edited by T. D. A. Cockerell).
Through his mother, he is of the Appleton Family of Boston Brahmin notariety.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Martha Wolcott Packard (1868-) | |||
| Alpheus Appleton Packard (1871-1948) | |||
| Elizabeth Packard (1877-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles Appleton Packard (1828-1909) | |||
| William Alfred Packard (1830-1909) | 26 August 1830 Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine | 2 December 1909 Princeton, New Jersey | Susan Breese Gallagher (1832-1886) |
| George Lawrence Packard (1834-1916) | |||
| Frances Appleton Packard (1836-1902) | |||
| Alpheus Spring Packard (1839-1905) | 19 February 1839 Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine | 14 February 1905 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | Elizabeth Derby Walcott (1842-1929) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Caroline Bartells Packard (1844-) | |||
| Robert Lawrence Packard (1848-1913) | |||
References
- Alpheus Packard - Wikipedia