Published: Feb. 24, 2017

Theo Cockrell sits in his office

Professor T.D.A. Cockerell sits in his office

Putting a face to the name that adorns one of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's residence halls, the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History on Feb. 28 will host a presentation titled Ìý

The event is the second in a series that the museum is hosting as part of a year-long celebration of the 80th anniversary of its home, Henderson Hall. Presenters will include Sean Babbs and Barbara Losoff of the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, as well as William Webber, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder professor emeritus of biology.

T.D.A. "Theo"ÌýCockerell was a founder of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History, and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Libraries Special Collections and Archives hold the Cockerell Collection, a unique historical archive that illuminates his research.

If you go

What: Professor T.D.A. Cockerell & Early Twentieth-Century Science in Colorado
Who: Open to the public
When: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History, Paleontology Hall

Cockerell was an internationally known entomologist, a prolific science writer, and a respected professor at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder from 1904 until 1934. He helped popularize Colorado for a wide variety of scientific disciplines. In particular, he revealed the importance of Colorado's diverse bee species, the ancient fossil beds in Florissant, and the mutated red sunflower discovered in Boulder.