Allen M. Young

Allen M. Young
Allen M. Young
Education	State University of New York at New Paltz (BA) ; University of Chicago (PhD)
Known for	Tropical rainforest insects, invertebrate cacao pollination
	Scientific career
Fields	Tropical entomology
Workplaces	Milwaukee Public Museum

Allen M. Young is an American entomologist. He is a curator emeritus and vice president of collections, research, and public programs at the Milwaukee Public Museum. He was named a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters in 2002, and has published both works of popular science within natural history and over 300 scientific articles.

Selected publications

Young, Allen M. The Chocolate Tree: a Natural History of Cacao. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994.
Young, Allen M. Small Creatures and Ordinary Places. University of Wisconsin Press, 2000.

References

↑ "MPM Invertebrate Zoology Curatorial Staff". Milwaukee Public Museum. Milwaukee Public Museum. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
↑ "Allen M. Young". University of Wisconsin Press. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
↑ "Allen M. Young". Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Retrieved 20 May 2026.

[mpm_profile-1] "MPM Invertebrate Zoology Curatorial Staff". Milwaukee Public Museum. Milwaukee Public Museum. Retrieved 20 May 2026.

[uwpress-2] "Allen M. Young". University of Wisconsin Press. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved 20 May 2026.

[wasal-3] "Allen M. Young". Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Retrieved 20 May 2026.