Charles Valentine Riley (September 19, 1843, London - September 14, 1895) was an entomologist and artist. He was born in London on September 19, 1843 and moved to the United States at the age of 17. At the age of 21, Riley began working for the "Prairie Farmer", a leading agricultural journal as reporter, artist, and editor of the entomological department. In 1868, he was appointed to the office of entomologist of the State of Missouri. Wikipedia
An American entomologist, C. V. Riley, recognized that native American grapes ( Vitis labrusca ) were seldom injured by phylloxera and he proposed grafting European vines ( Vitis vinifera ) onto American rootstocks. www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/text19/phylloxera.html
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" Professor Riley," as he was generally known, was born in Chelsea, London, England, on September 19, 1843. www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/findaids/riley/biogrph.html
