Kary Cadmus "K. C." Emerson, PhD

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Staff officer of the U.S. Army, Pacific War veteran and prisoner of war, Research Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army, entomologist, parasitologist and university lecturer.

Kary Cadmus (K. C.) Emerson of Sanibel, Florida, died after a lengthy illness on June 23, 1993, at the age of 75. K. C. was born in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, on March 13, 1918, and attended public schools in Ada, Beggs, and Cromwell, Oklahoma, subsequently obtaining 3 degrees from Oklahoma State University—BS (1939), MS (1940), and Ph.D. (1949).
After graduation from Oklahoma State University with a BS degree, he married the former Mary Rebecca Williams of Enid, Oklahoma, and started several careers simultaneously.

K. C. entered the U.S. Army before World War II as an infantry officer and left the service as a colonel in October, 1966. During that time, he served in the Philippines, was captured by the Japanese Army, made the Bataan Death March, and spent several years in prisoner-of-war camps in the Philippines, Formosa, and Japan. Later, he served in Germany in several positions in the 2nd Armored Division. He received awards from Philippine, Korean, and U.S. Army officials for his outstanding service.

He taught at Oklahoma State University, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Far East Branch of the University of Maryland Overseas Program. He also advised and assisted graduate students on their research at Harvard University, Cornell University, Texas A&M University, and the Universities of New Hampshire, Maryland, Oklahoma, California (Berkeley), and Lucknow (India). He held an appointment of Adjunct Professor at Oklahoma State University beginning in 1971.

As a U.S. Government official, he served
(1) with the United Nations Command Component of the Armistice Commission in Korea,
(2) as the U.S. Representative on the NATO Panel on Long-term Scientific Studies,
(3) as the Army Member on the Department of Defense Committees,
(4) on Research, Management of In-House Lab- oratories, Management of Federal Contract Research Centers, and Manpower Research Planning,
(5) on the Interagency Panel on Systematics and Taxonomy, and
(6) on numerous lesser known governmental committees.
He was the Research Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army and, as such, actively participated in the management of all Army-sponsored research.
One of his accomplishments was the transfer of the Biological Warfare facilities at Fort De- trick, Maryland, to the National Institutes of Health so that the enlarged cancer pro- gram could be executed in the finest facilities available.
He also arranged for the transfer of the Biological Warfare facilities at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the Food and Drug Administration for establishment of a National Toxicological Research Center.

As a biologist, his early interest was in medical and veterinary entomology, which he studied under Lloyd E. Rozeboom and Darrel E. Howell.
In recognition of limited facilities for research that he would have as he traveled after World War II, he concentrated on the taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of ectoparasites, especially the chewing and sucking lice (Phthiraptera).
He studied collections at the British Museums in London and Tring, the California Academy of Science, Stanford University, University of California (Berkeley), University of Kansas, the U.S. National Museum, and smaller collections in Formosa, Germany, the Philippines, and several universities in the U.S. When he started his research on chewing lice, their taxonomy was in a chaotic state.
He worked with Theresa Clay and G. H. E. Hopkins on the preparation and publication of their checklist, which did much to put taxonomy of this group of ectoparasites on a firm scientific basis.
He later published checklists of North American Mallophaga. In nearly 45 years of active research, he published more than 180 scientific books and articles in the U.S., Canada, India, Australia, South Africa, Den- mark, Thailand, and England. He described 1 new family, 11 new genera and subgenera, and over 200 new species and subspecies of lice. Over 25 taxa of insects have been named in his honor.
He served on the Council of the Biological Society of Washington.
His collection and scientific library were given to Oklahoma State University in 1970 and they are now part of The K. C. Emerson Entomology Museum there.
After his arrival in Washington D.C. in 1959, he was appointed Collaborator with the Department of Agriculture and Research Associate with the U.S. National Museum.
During his tenure in those positions, he rearranged the chewing and sucking louse collections, greatly enlarging both, and made identifications for both organizations.

Dr. Emerson has held membership in numerous organizations, including the Entomological Society of Washington, Florida Entomological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Society of Systematic Zoology, Wildlife Disease Association, Entomological Society of America (Fellow), American Society of Parasitology, Washington Academy of Science (Fellow), American Institute for Biological Sciences, Biological Society of Washington, Kansas Entomological Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Alpha Zeta, Explorers Club (Fellow), and Cosmos Club.
His name is listed in American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in the South and South- west, Who’s Who in Government, The Blue Book of Washington D.C., Community Leaders of America, Dictionary of Inter- national Biography, and Personalities of the South.

Upon retirement in 1980, K.C. and Mary moved to a home they had built on Sanibel Island, Florida. Once there, K. C. became actively involved in many activities, including being president of the Care and Re- habilitation of Wildlife and serving on several committees of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.
He would also take a daily tour of the Ding Darling Wild- life Preserve, recording the animal species that he saw.
In 1986, he was honored as a recipient of the Distinguished Agriculture Alumnus Award at Oklahoma State University.

When I was embarking on my taxonomic journey among the chewing lice in 1960, K.C. was most encouraging and generous in his advice and loan of materials.
This co- operative spirit was with us for 30 years and contributed much to the “fun”’ of louse taxonomy.
I am certain that others that he contacted had similar experiences. In this day when chewing louse taxonomists are truly an endangered species, K. C. will be greatly missed.

Dr. Emerson is survived by his wife, Mary, 3 sons— William K., James B., and Robert E.—and 2 grandchildren—Rebecca and Philip. His wife continues to reside at 560 Boulder Drive, Sanibel, Florida.

~Roger D. Price, Professor Emeritus of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 4622 Kinkead Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903.

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Kary Cadmus (K.C.) Emerson was born in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, on March 13, 1918.
His university education includes three degrees from Oklahoma State; BS (1939), MS (1940), and Ph.D. (1949).

His collection and scientific library were given to Oklahoma State University in 1970 and they are now part of The K.C. Emerson Entomology Museum.

As a biologist, his early interest was in medical and veterinary entomology, which he studied under Lloyd E. Rozeboom and Darrel E. Howell. K.C. concentrated on the taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of ectoparasites, especially the chewing and sucking lice (Phthiraptera).

He studied collections at the British Museums in London and Tring, the California Academy of Science, Stanford University, University of California (Berkeley), University of Kansas, the U.S. National Museum, and smaller collections in Formosa, Germany, the Philippines, and several other universities in the U.S.

When he started his research on chewing lice, their taxonomy was in a chaotic state.
He worked with Theresa Clay and G.H.E. Hopkins on the preparation and publication of their checklist, which did much to put taxonomy of this group of ectoparasites on a firm scientific basis.

He later published checklists of North American Mallophaga. In nearly 45 years of active research, he published more than 180 scientific books and articles in the U.S., Canada, India, Australia, South Africa, Denmark, Thailand, and England.

He described 1 new family, 11 new genera and subgenera, and over 200 new species and subspecies of lice. Over 25 taxa of insects have been named in his honor.
He served on the Council of the Biological Society of Washington.

After his arrival in Washington D.C. in 1959, he was appointed Collaborator with the Department of Agriculture and Research Associate with the U.S. National Museum.

During his tenure in those positions, he rearranged the chewing and sucking louse collections, greatly enlarging both, and made identifications for both organizations.

K.C. also served as an infantry officer during World War II. During that time, he served in the Philippines, was captured by the Japanese Army, made the Bataan Death March, and spent several years in prisoner-of-war camps in the Philippines, Formosa, and Japan.

He received numerous awards from Philippine, Korean, and U.S. Army officials for his outstanding service.

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Emerson attended public schools in Oklahoma and then went on to study zoology at Oklahoma State University . In 1939 he earned his bachelor's degree and in 1940 his master's degree.
He then joined the US Army to pursue an officer's career in the infantry. [1]

When the United States entered the war, Emerson was stationed in the Philippines.
In April 1942, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese as a result of the surrender of the Philippine and US forces on the island of Bataan . The Bataan Death March was followed by several years of imprisonment in prisoner -of-war camps in the Philippines, Formosa and Japan for Emerson .
After the end of the war, Emerson continued his military career, holding various positions in the United States Army 's 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood during the 1950sand in Germany.
From 1959 he served in Washington, DC, representing the armed forces on various political bodies.
Emerson received numerous military decorations from the United States, the Philippines and South Korea and was discharged from the US Army as a colonel in late October 1966.
He then served as a senior officer in the United States Department of Defense . [1]

A biologist, Emerson was interested in medical entomology since his undergraduate studies .
He soon focused on the ecology , taxonomy , and distribution of the ectoparasites .
After returning from POW, Emerson received his Ph.D. in biology from Oklahoma State University and pursued his academic career alongside his military service.
He dealt intensively with the jaw lice , whose taxonomy was in a chaotic state at the time.
Emerson initially assisted his colleagues Theresa Clay and George Henry Evans Hopkins in their work on their 1952 published checklist of the Genera and species of pine lice. 20 years later, he himself published a four-volume checklist of North American jaw lice.
In nearly 45 years of research, Emerson has authored more than 180 scientific publications, including the first descriptions of one family, 11 genera and subgenera, and more than 200 species and subspecies of animal lice. [2]

Emerson has served as a professor at Oklahoma State University, the Command and General Staff College , and the Far East Branch of the University of Maryland 's Overseas Program .
In addition, he supervised students and doctoral students from numerous other universities in their entomological research. [1]

Emerson was a member of numerous scientific societies , including the Entomological Society of America , the Entomological Society of Washington , the American Association for the Advancement of Science , the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , the Washington Academy of Science , the Biological Society of Washington , Sigma Xi , the Explorers Club and the Cosmos Club . [2]

Emerson died in June 1993 after a long illness.
He left behind his wife, with whom he had been married since 1939, and three sons. Emerson had donated his scientific library and entomological collection, including numerous types , to Oklahoma State University in 1970. There they form part of the university's entomological collection, named in his honor as the KC Emerson Entomology Museum . [3]

Dedication Names
More than 25 taxa have been named after KC Emerson , mostly species and subspecies of pine lice .
These include the genus Emersoniella , described by João Tendeiro in 1965, and the genus Buceroemersonia , described by Robert E. Elbel in 1988 . [4] [5] [6]

Publications (Selection)

• KC Emerson: Mallophaga of the mammals of Panama . In: Rupert L. Wenzel and Vernon J. Tipton (eds.): Ectoparasites of Panama . Field Museum of Natural History , Chicago 1966, pp. 267–272, Digit .
• A. Binion Amerson and KC Emerson: Records of mallophaga from Pacific birds . Smithsonian Institution , Washington, D.C. 1971, doi:10.5479/si.00775630.146.1 .
• KC Emerson: Checklist of the Mallophaga of North America (North of Mexico) . 4 volumes. Desert Test Center, Dugway, Utah 1972, Volume 1 , online as PDF (5.8 MB), Volume 2 , online as PDF (6.5 MB), Volume 3 , online as PDF (719 kB), Volume 4 , online as PDF (5.5 MB).
• KC Emerson and Roger D. Price: Abrocomophagidae (Mallophaga: Amblycera), a new family from Chile . In: Florida Entomologist 1976, Vol. 59, pp. 425–428, online as PDF , 182 kB.
• KC Emerson and Roger D. Price: A host-parasite list of the Mallophaga on mammals . Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America Vol. 12, No. 1. Entomological Society of America, College Park 1981, online as PDF , 3.2 MB.

Self-published

• K C Emerson: Guest of the Emperor . Fourth printing, self-published, Sanibel, Florida 1987, online as PDF , 1.1 MB (accounting for Emerson's experiences during his captivity).
• KC Emerson: Lice in my Life . Self-published, Arlington, Virginia 1979, online PDF , 167 kB (autobiographical description of his military and scientific career).

Literature

• Roger D. Price: Obituary. Kary Cadmus Emerson (1918–1993) . In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1994, Vol. 96, pp. 180–187, digitized .
• Itemizations

1. Roger D. Price: Obituary. Kary Cadmus Emerson (1918–1993) , p. 180.
2. Roger D. Price: Obituary. Kary Cadmus Emerson (1918–1993) , p. 181.
3. Roger D. Price: Obituary. Kary Cadmus Emerson (1918–1993) , p. 182.
4. Don C Peters, Roger D Price and Russell E Wright: Kary Cadmus Emerson . In: American Entomologist 1994, Vol. 40, No. 2, p. 117, doi:10.1093/ae/40.2.117 .
5. Robert E. Elbel: Buceroemersonia, a new genus of ischnoceran Mallophaga found on the hornbill genus Tockus (Bucerotidae) . In: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 1977, Vol. 90, No. 4, pp. 798–807, online as PDF , 501 kB.
6. João Tendeiro: Estudes sur les Mallophages parasites des Alcedinides. I. Genres Alcedoecus Th. Clay et Meinertzhagen, 1939 et Emersoniella nov. In: Revista dos Estudos Gervais Universitarios de Mocambique 1965, Série 4, Volume 2, pp. 1–92, online as PDF , 8.7 MB.

links

• https://agriculture.okstate.edu/departments-programs/entomol-plant-...
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• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76936744/em
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• https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642032#page/267/mode/1up
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• https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79138730/ "Our Father's Family", by K. C. Emerson Kary Cadmus "K. C." Emerson, PhD and Marvin C. Emerson
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