Grace Sandhouse

American entomologist (1896-1940)

Grace Sandhouse

Born| 1 June 1896
Monticello
Died| 9 November 1940 (aged 44)
Alma mater|

* Cornell University
* New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
* University of Colorado

Occupation| Entomologist
Employer|

* Bureau of Entomology
* United States Department of Agriculture

Grace Adelbert Sandhouse (1896-1940)[1] was an American entomologist.

## Life and career[edit]

Sandhouse was raised in Monticello, Iowa.[2] She attended the University of Colorado, where she graduated in 1920, while working for Theodore Cockerell. Cockerell introduced Sandhouse to apiology, the study of bees. She proceeded to earn a master's from the University of Colorado and a PhD at Cornell University. After graduation she became a Junior Entomologist at the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology, working in the Division of Insect Identification.[2] She worked there until her death, ending her career as an Associate Entomologist.[3]

Research wise, Sandhouse focused on taxonomy of Hymenoptera, specifically Apoidea.[3] She published a monograph on the genus Osmia.[2] Sandhouse's personal archives are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.[3]

## Publications[edit]

* "New North American species of bees belonging to the genus Halictus (Chloralictus)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 65 (19): 1–43. September 9, 1924. ISSN 0096-3801.
* The North American bees of the genus Osmia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Washington, D.C.: The Entomological society of Washington (1939)
* "A Review of the Nearctic Wasps of the Genus Trypoxylon (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)". American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jul., 1940), pp. 133–176.
* The Type Species of the Genera and Subgenera of Bees. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press (1943)
* The bees of the genus Agapostemon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) occurring in the United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine (1936)

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
2. ^ a b c Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie; Joy Dorothy Harvey (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 1148\. ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
3. ^ a b c "Grace Sandhouse Papers". Record Unit 7456. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Netherlands

Other|

* SNAC
* IdRef