{{Short description|American entomologist (1871–1961)}} thumb|right|Philip Powell Calvert in 1935 '''Philip Powell Calvert''' (January 29, 1871, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<ref name=Marquis>[https://archive.org/details/whoswho141926/page/405/mode/2up CALVERT. Philip Powell], in ''Who's Who in America'' (1926 edition); p. 405</ref> – August 23, 1961) was an American entomologist, recognised as a leading authority on the Odonata (dragonfly order).
A long-term teacher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he was President of the American Entomological Society 1900-15. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1918.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Philip+P.+Calvert&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> His 1893 publication ''Catalogue of the Odonata (dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philadelphia, with an Introduction to the Study of this Group'' served as a model for regional insect study and was the first major attempt at a guide to the order. Calvert went on to publish over 300 notes and articles on the Odonata. He was married to botanist Amelia Smith Calvert.
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== External links == * {{Internet Archive author |sname=Philip Powell Calvert}} *[http://www.udel.edu/chem/white/Odonata/CalvertBio.html Philip Powell Calvert: Student, Teacher, and Odonatologist] *[http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/bca/navigation/bca_19_00_00/bca_19_00_00.cfm?start=55 Odonata]. Calvert's contribution to the Biologia Centrali-Americana {{Authority control}}
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