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1958
The Lepidopterists' News
207
OBITUARY
JOHN HAWLEY COOK
1878-1958
John Hawley Cook, aged 80, died at Albany, N. Y., on August 10, 1958. A lifelong resident of Albany, he was educated in Albany Public Schools. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1901 and received his master's degree from New York State College for Teachers at Albany, N.Y.
Mr. Cook taught science at Albany High School and State College for Teachers for many years. Before his retirement about 30 years ago he served as superintendent of Thacher Park, a state park near Albany, for 13 years.
After his retirement he remained active in the scientific field and conducted projects for the New York State Museum. Besides field work and research, Mr. Cook was the author of several articles on glacial geology in which he was considered an authority. Articles on his glacial surveys of the Albany area and of the Catskill and Kaaterskill Quadrangle have appeared in New York State Museum Bulletins.
In the field of Lepidoptera he was co-author with Frank E. Watson of Incisalia hadros, I. polios, I. henrici solatus, and Limenitis archippus Ian* thanls. In 1917 he discovered a colony of Erora lata (Edw.) on the slopes of Mt. Equinox near Manchester, Vt. He also did considerable breeding in Inchal'a, Papilio, Plebeius, Polygonia, and Nymphalis.
About 1907 he visited Edwards at his home in Coalburg, W. Va., and for a time exchanged specimens with him. Most of Mr. Cook's collecting was done around Albany with a few excursions into New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and adjoining territory.
The bulk of his collection and his records were given to the writer some ye^rs ago. Several of his specimens are also in the Yale University collection.
Mr. Cook is survived by his widow, two brothers, and a sister. One brother, David B. Cook of Albany, is with the New York State Conservation Department.
A. C. Frederick, 6 Matilda Street, Albany 9, N. Y., U. S. A.