Edwin Richard Kalmbach

Edwin Richard Kalmbach (29 April 1884 – 26 August 1972) was an American ecologist who worked on applied entomology and ornithology and was involved in examining the value of birds to agriculture.

Kalmbach was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he went to high school and shortly after graduating, he joined the Kent Scientific Museum in 1903.

In 1907 he undertook a canoe expedition from Jackson to Grand Rapids collecting bird specimens and documenting habitats.

He became the director of the Food Habits Laboratory, Denver, Colorado in 1931 and worked mainly on ornithology and wildlife conservation but also contributed to entomology.

[1] Kalmbach was involved in the establishment of the Federal Duck Stamp Act of 1934 to raise funds for waterfowl management.