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词条 David Miller (entomologist)
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  1. Scientific contributions

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2016}}David Miller {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE|size=85%}} (21 February 1890 – 28 April 1973) was a notable New Zealand entomologist, university lecturer and scientific administrator. He was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 21 February 1890.[1]

Scientific contributions

Miller's career in entomology started at the Biological Laboratory in Levin, New Zealand, where he investigated the insect fauna of New Zealand flax for the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. Later, he worked with the Department of Health to study mosquitos. Miller's research was also fundamental to timber preservation, especially in controlling insect pests.

He spent the final years of his career as director of the Cawthron Institute.

References

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11 : 1890 births|1973 deaths|New Zealand entomologists|Scottish emigrants to New Zealand|New Zealand academics|Presidents of the Royal Society of New Zealand|New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|People from Glasgow|Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand|People from Nelson, New Zealand|People associated with the Cawthron Institute

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