Charles Duncan Michener

Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his magnum opus being The Bees of the World published in 2000.

Charles Duncan Michener
Charles D. Michener at home, 2015
Born(1918-09-22)September 22, 1918
DiedNovember 1, 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 97)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology, melittology
InstitutionsUniversity of Kansas
ThesisComparative External Morphology, Phylogeny, and a Classification of the Bees (1942)
Doctoral advisorEdward Oliver Essig
Doctoral studentsEdward M. Barrows, Paul R. Ehrlich
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