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Apr 28, 1865 Champaign, Illinois, United States Died on 19 Nov 1940 (aged 75)
American entomologist
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About Charles W. Woodworth
- Charles William Woodworth (April 28, 1865 – November 19, 1940) was an American entomologist.
- He published extensively in entomology and founded the Entomology Department at the University of California, Berkeley.
- He was the first person to breed the model organism Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) in captivity and to suggest to early genetic researchers at Harvard its use for scientific research.
- He spent four years at the University of Nanking, China, where he effected the practical control of the city's mosquitoes.
- He drafted and lobbied for California's first insecticide law and administered the law for 12 years.
- The Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America named its annual career achievement award the C.
- W.
- Woodworth Award.
