Nathan Cobb

Nathan Augustus Cobb (30 June 1859 – 4 June 1932) is known as "the father of nematology in the United States".^[1]

He provided the foundations for nematode taxonomy and described over 1000 different nematode species. His technical innovations in nematological methods included fixation and preservation techniques; the Cobb metal mounting slide; improvements in photography and microscopic equipment; and the first device to use flotation to remove nematodes from soil. An individual with a variety of skills, he made significant contributions to a number of scientific disciplines and the USDA Nematology Laboratory, originally established with him as the director, continues today.^[1]

He was the father of Frjeda Blanchard,^[1] the geneticist who first demonstrated Mendelian inheritance in reptiles.

Books

This list can be accessed via the Biodiversity Heritage Library.^[2] The list is incomplete.

"A Nematode formula." (1890) Sydney : C. Potter
"Nematodes, mostly Australian and Fijian." (1893) Sydney : F. Cunninghame & Co., printers
"The sheep-fluke." (1897) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
"Letters on the diseases of plants." (1897) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
"Seed wheat: an investigation and discussion of the relative value as seed of large plump and small shrivelled grains." (1903) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
"Letters on the diseases of plants. Second series." (1904) Sydney : W. A. Gullick, gov't. printer
"Methods of using the microscope, camera-lucida and solar projector for purposes of examination and the production of illustrations." (1905) Honolulu : Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
"Contributions to a science of nematology." (1914–35) Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins Co.

The standard author abbreviation Cobb is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

Nathan Augustus Cobb: A Biography (including photos of Cobb)
The Nathan A. Cobb Nematology Foundation
Society of Nematologists

^ a b c Huettel, R N; Golden, A M (September 1991). "Nathan Augustus Cobb: The Father of Nematology in the United States*". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 29 (1): 15–27. doi:10.1146/annurev.py.29.090191.000311. ISSN 0066-4286. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Search Results for "Nathan Cobb"". Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ International Plant Names Index. Cobb.