Английская Википедия:Ernest Melville DuPorte

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Ernest Melville DuPorte (24 October 1891 – 31 July 1981) was a Canadian entomologist best known for his research in insect morphology.Шаблон:Sfn He has been described as "a father of confederation for entomology" by Robin Stewart.Шаблон:Sfn

Early life

DuPorte was born in 1891 in Nevis,Шаблон:Sfn one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean that was then part of the British West Indies. He began his education at the Charlestown Boys Primary School in Charlestown, where he excelled and drew the attention of H.C. Huggins, who awarded him a scholarship for secondary school studies at St. Kitts-Nevis Grammar School in Basseterre.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1910, he was awarded a scholarship from the St. Kitts-Nevis Legislative Council,Шаблон:Sfn which he used to attend Macdonald College in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Шаблон:Sfn He began his studies in zoology there in October 1910, completing his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA) in three years.Шаблон:Sfn

He became the first zoology graduate to earn a Master of Science (M.Sc.), which he completed in 1914, and a PhD, which he completed in 1921, from McGill University.Шаблон:Sfn His thesis was "a pioneering work on orthoptera".Шаблон:Sfn

Teaching and research

He began teaching at McGill in 1913,Шаблон:Sfn the first Black Canadian to do so,Шаблон:Sfn teaching entomology, genetics, parasitology, and other courses.Шаблон:Sfn He influenced the curriculum taught at the college, which became renowned for entomological study. He was renowned at the school for the class known as Zoology 220, for which he maintained high standards, and which many students had to repeat, including future McGill University professors.Шаблон:Sfn In 1924, he became one of thirteen members of the newly established Sigma chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.Шаблон:Sfn It was the fraternity's first chapter in Canada. It became inactive, and was later moved to Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

In 1934, he began research on ticks as disease vectors, and eventually requested government funding that was used to establish the Institute of Parasitology at the college,Шаблон:Sfn increasing Canada's prominence in parasitology research. DuPorte had previously drawn attention to the issue of animal parasites in agriculture.Шаблон:Sfn

He became head of the Entomology Department in 1955 after functionally leading it for decades,Шаблон:Sfn a position he maintained until his retirement in 1957. By that time, he had taught more than half of Canada's practicing entomologists.Шаблон:Sfn He was offered funding collected from 137 of his former students so he could travel with his wife across Canada; during the trip, he visited laboratories of his former students.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1959, Reinhold Publishing Corporation published the first edition of his book Manual of Insect Morphology. A classic text in the field,Шаблон:Sfn it ultimately had fifteen printings of five editions published.Шаблон:Sfn

Legacy and awards

DuPorte became a Fellow of the Entomological Society of Canada in 1977.Шаблон:Sfn In 1963, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by Carleton University.Шаблон:Sfn In 2010, he was registered in the Persons of National Historic Significance, a register of people designated by the Government of Canada as being nationally significant in the history of the country.Шаблон:Sfn

The E. Melville DuPorte Award was established at McGill University from an endowment,Шаблон:Sfn and awarded since at least 1986. It is a $500 scholarship awarded to a student having completed the first year of graduate studies in entomology at the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, based on departmental recommendation to the scholarship committee of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1980, the Société d'entomologie du Québec established a bursary that it awards to one of its student members registered at a university for full-time study.Шаблон:Sfn It is based on a scientific presentation of the student's research at the annual meeting of the society.Шаблон:Sfn Since 2010, two additional prizes have been awarded for best oral presentation.Шаблон:Sfn

An annual memorial lecture, the Dr. E. Melville DuPorte Lecture, is presented by the Department of Entomology with support from the Dean of Agriculture. A plaque in DuPorte's honour is located in the Lyman section of the McGill University Library at the Macdonald Campus.Шаблон:Sfn

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