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E. W. (Edward William) Berger
1869–1944
A Florida entomologist and early marine zoologist, he wrote on subjects ranging from box jellyfish anatomy to practical insect control. His surviving work shows a scientist equally at home in the laboratory and in the field.
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Physiology and histology of the Cubomedusæ including Dr. F.S. Conant's notes on the physiology
by E. W. (Edward William) Berger
About the author
Edward William Berger was an American scientist whose published work connects two areas of natural history: marine biology and entomology. His 1900 study Physiology and Histology of the Cubomedusae grew out of research at Johns Hopkins and continued investigations begun by Franklin Story Conant, focusing on the structure and function of box jellyfish.
Berger later became especially associated with entomology in Florida. Contemporary notices describe him as a charter member, past secretary, and past president of the Florida Entomological Society, and as a researcher well known for work on citrus insects and the biological control of whitefly using entomogenous fungi.
That range makes him an interesting figure for modern readers: not only a specialist, but a working scientist from a period when close observation could lead from seashore zoology to agricultural problem-solving. Although he is not widely remembered today, the record of his publications shows a careful researcher who contributed both to academic science and to applied work that mattered to growers.