Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.

Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr. (February 19, 1857 – February 6, 1925) was an American army engineer and entomologist who was noted for his work on coleoptera. He was the eldest son of Brigadier General Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831–1896), who served as Chief of Engineers for the United States Army Corps of Engineers and oversaw the completion of the Washington Monument.

This article is about the American entomologist. For his father, the Chief of Engineers, see Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr.
Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.
BornFebruary 19, 1857
West Point, New York
DiedFebruary 6, 1925 (1925-02-07) (aged 67)
Washington, D.C.
Alma materUnited States Military Academy
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
Astronomy
InstitutionsUnited States Army
Author abbrev. (zoology)Casey

Military career

Casey was born in West Point, New York. He followed in his father's footsteps and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. He entered the Academy in 1875 and graduated second in his class in 1879, when he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.[1]

He was promoted to 1st lieutenant in June 1881 and to captain in July 1888. In July 1898, he was promoted to major and placed in charge of Mississippi river improvements at St. Louis, Missouri.

In 1906, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1909, he was promoted to colonel and assigned as engineer secretary to the Lighthouse Board. Casey retired from the army on November 1, 1912.[2]

Scientific work

He published numerous scientific papers on the subject of coleoptera and a monograph, Memoirs on the Coleoptera (1910–1924).[3] He was also known for contributions to astronomy.[4]

Bibliography

Coleopterological works:

  • Casey T. L. 1910-1924. Memoirs on the Coleoptera.

Malacological work:

References
  1. United States Army Corps of Engineers-Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr.
  2. George Washington Cullum (1920). Biographical register of the officers and Graduates U.S. Military Academy.
  3. Brett Ratcliffe (2007) Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, Scarab workers--accessed 20 March 2007
  4. R.G. Aitken (1925). Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 37, No. 219, p.265 (PDF)
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