Birth Name:

Edward F. Knipling

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Mar 20, 1909

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Victoria, Texas, United States

Age:

115

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

29°

Pis

30'

About Edward F. Knipling

Edward Fred Knipling (March 20, 1909 – March 17, 2000) was an American entomologist, who along with his longtime colleague Raymond C. Bushland, received the 1992 World Food Prize for their collaborative achievements in developing the sterile insect technique for eradicating or suppressing the threat posed by pests to the livestock and crops that contribute to the world's food supply. Knipling's contributions included the parasitoid augmentation technique, insect control methods involving the medication of the hosts, and various models of total insect population management. Knipling was best known as the inventor of the sterile insect technique (SIT), an autocidal theory of total insect population management. The New York Times Magazine proclaimed on January 11, 1970, that "Knipling...has been credited by some scientists as having come up with 'the single most original thought in the 20th century.'"

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External Links:

• "The Life and Vision of Edward F. Knipling Concerning the Eradication of the Screwworm", a talk given in 2002 by E.F. Knipling's son, administrator of the USDA Agricultural Research Service

• Edward Fred Knipling Papers: Screwworm Eradication Program Records, Knipling's personal papers dating from 1906-2003 held in the USDA National Agricultural Library

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Edward F. Knipling: Sun 29 Pisces, Moon 13 Pisces, Mercury 4 Pisces, Venus 19 Pisces, Mars 16 Capricorn, Jupiter 7 Virgo, Saturn 11 Aries, Uranus 20 Capricorn, Neptune 14 Cancer, Pluto 23 Gemini, Mercury Opposition Jupiter, Mercury Semi Square Mars, Mercury Semi Square Uranus, Venus Sextile Mars, Venus Sextile Uranus, Venus Square Pluto, Mars Conjunct Uranus, Mars Opposition Neptune, Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Saturn Square Neptune

Categories related to Edward F. Knipling: 20th-century American scientists, Texas, March 20 births, Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences, Texas A&M University alumni, 2000 deaths, People from Victoria, 20th-century zoologists, National Medal of Science laureates, American entomologists, 1909 births, Agriculture and food award winners, Recipients of the Presidents Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service

Photo attribution: Photo by Scott Bauer., Image Number K4722-6. From http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/nov03/k4722-6.htm