BLATCHLEY, WILLIS STANLEY: 1859-1940.
Willis Stanley Blatchley , scientist and author, was born at North Madison, Conn., in 1859. In 1860 his family came to Hendricks County, Ind., where he received his early education. He graduated from Indiana University in 1887 with the A.B. degree and received the A.M. degree from the same institution in 1891 and the LL.D. in 1921. In 1882 he married Clara A. Fordice of Russellville, Ind.
Before becoming state geologist of Indiana (1894-1911), he taught in the Terre Haute High School. Mr. Blatchley was the author of hundreds of papers on geology and entomology. From 1911 until his death he traveled extensively, was a member of scientific expeditions, and wrote many books on geology and natural history.
He died on May 28, 1940.
Information from Who's Who in America; Dunn–Indiana and Indianans, and from the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Gleanings from Nature.
Indianapolis, 1899.
- A Nature Wooing at Ormond by the Sea.
Indianapolis, 1902.
- The Petroleum Industry of Southeastern Illinois.
Urbana, Ill., 1906.
- Boulder Reveries. Indianapolis,
1906.
- Mineral Production of Illinois in 1908.
Urbana, Ill., 1909.
- Coleoptera of Indiana.
Indianapolis, 1910.
- The Indiana Weed Book.
Indianapolis, 1912.
- Woodland Idyls. Indianapolis,
1912.
- Rhynchophora or Weevils of North Eastern America (withCharles W. Lang). Indianapolis, 1916.
- Orthoptera of Northeastern America; With Especial Reference
to the Faunas of Indiana and Florida.
Indianapolis, 1920.
- Heteroptera or True Bugs of Eastern North America; With
Especial Reference to the Faunas of Indiana and Florida.
Indianapolis, 1926.
- Blatchleyana; A List of Published Writings …
Together with a Chronology of His Life: The Fixation of Types of New Genera
and Species Described by Him. Indianapolis,
1930.
- My Nature Nook; or, Notes on the Natural History of the
Vicinity of Dunedin, Florida. Indianapolis,
1931.
- In Days Agone; Notes on the Fauna and Flora of Subtropical
Florida in the Days When Most of Its Area Was a Primeval Wilderness.
Indianapolis, 1932.
- South America as I Saw It; The Observations of a Naturalist
on the Living Conditions of Its Common People; Its Topography and Products;
Its Animals and Plants. Indianapolis, 1934.
- Fishes of Indiana, with Descriptions, Notes on Habits and
Distribution in the State. Indianapolis, 1938.
