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Clara Southmayd Ludlow

Clara Southmayd Ludlow (1852–1924) was an American entomologist, the first woman known to publish extensively on the taxonomy of mosquitoes and their occurrence in relation to the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases. She made important contributions to the field of medical entomology and served as head of the Department of Entomology at the Army Medical Museum from 1920 until her death.

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• ▸Constantin von Economo
• ▸HMS Plumper (1848)
• ▸1813–1814 Malta plague epidemic

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