Person PX1180 Elrod; Morton John (1863-1953); Entomologist Elrod Morton John 1863-1953 Entomologist Montana, USA

Morton John Elrod was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, in 1863, and first taught at the age of seventeen. He received his BA, MA, and MS from Simpson College and his Ph.D from Illinois Wesleyan College. He taught and directed the museum at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, and launched an expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1894 to collect specimens for that museum. In 1897, he came to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, as head of the science department. Subjects he taught included general biology, the human body, protozoology, entomology, advanced biology, teaching biology, and photography. He later became head of the biology department and founded the university's museum of botany and zoology specimen collections. He was extremely active in both the academic and social sides of university life. Entomologist, wrote on Lepidoptera. Tring correspondent. Yes Idealist Import 4namepers.txt 28/02/2004 NHM\laurb5 22/05/2019 aee31ffb-f00e-44d3-99e2-2a19b85698ab