Rennie Wilbur Doane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRennie Wilbur Doane
American entomologist
Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1871
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 01-Dec-1942
Profession: entomologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Rennie Wilbur Doane
- Rennie Wilbur Doane (March 11, 1871 – December 1, 1942), was an American entomologist and zoologist who taught at Stanford University from 1906 to 1937.
- He studied the taxonomy of dipterans (flies) and wrote several textbooks on insects and economic entomology.Doane was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in Kansas and Southern California.
- He entered Stanford University in 1891, graduating with a bachelor's degree in zoology and entomology.
- He taught zoology and entomology at Washington State College from 1896 to 1901, and was superintendent of the Fisheries Experimental Station in Keyport, Washington, from 1901 to 1903, working mainly in oyster cultivation.
- He joined the faculty of Stanford in 1906 as instructor, becoming associate professor in 1920 and full professor in 1926.
- He studied the taxonomy of flies, especially crane flies, of which he described over 150 species.
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