Southwestern Association of Naturalists
Dr. Edwin R. Bogusch Collection
Dr. Edwin Robert Bogusch was born at Mason, Texas in 1905. He received his BA, MA and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Texas. Dr. Bogusch began his teaching career at the age of eighteen in a one-room schoolhouse in Helotes, Texas. Dr. Bogusch was a professor at Texas A&I College from 1941 to 1974 when he retired. He was named Chairman of the Biology Department in 1948 and served in that capacity for twenty years. While he was at Texas A&I College, he wrote many articles and a few books, produced many films and audio tapes all on the subjects of the flora and fauna of South Texas. Dr. Edwin R. Bogusch died at the age of 80 years old in 1986.