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Post by Adam Cotton on Dec 6, 2018 10:16:47 GMT -8
Today I received news that the well known US Lepidopterist Ed Knudson has passed away. I am reproducing the e-mail from David Wagner to the Lepidopterists' Society e-mail list here: Dear Lepex, I just received most unfortunate news. Ed Knudson passed away in Falfurrias, Texas, his common stopping point before driving to Alamo, to check into the Alamo Inn, where he and Charles Bordelon, have been staying (and running lights) for years. This is terribly unfortunate news. A major hit for western lepidopterology. A devastating loss for the study of Texas Lepidoptera. Ed had knowledge of the lep fauna of every part of Texas. There is no living North American worker that approaches him in breadth and experience. I can’t begin to fathom how many new moons it would take to catch up to Ed, if one wanted to get to his level of knowledge. He may be have been the only member of our Society to have had close interactions and personal anecdotes with this Lonestar Lepidopterological Trinity: Andre Blanchard, Roy Kendall, and Avery Freeman. Ed and I have known each other for more than three decades. His closest surviving colleague is Mike Richard of Mission, Texas. The bulk of his collection went to the McGuire Center earlier this year. There is sure to be more to follow from Mike Rikard and others. Dave Here is a link to the article about the donation of his collection to the McGuire Center: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/entomologists-donate-lifetimes-worth-of-butterflies-and-moths/I guess many US members of Insectnet knew Ed Knudson. Adam.
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Post by papilio28570 on Dec 14, 2018 22:15:30 GMT -8
WOW!! Disturbing news. I didn't know he was ailing or had health issues. So sad, especially for his family at this time of year. So sad.
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Post by exoticimports on Dec 17, 2018 4:10:55 GMT -8
Thanks for posting that Adam. I read the story on the museum link you provided, sounds like he was quite an interesting fellow. Sad to say I did not know him, but I feel as though I do now.
Chuck
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