Edward Doubleday
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Edward Doubleday was an English
entomologist mainly interested in Lepidoptera
.
He is best known for Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J.O.
The Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera: comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habits and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus. Illustrated by William Chapman Hewitson
. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans (1848).
Doubleday was also an outstanding ornithologist. In the 1830s he joined a fellow Quaker named Foster on a trip to the United States, and while here wrote a series of letters that appeared in The Entomological Magazine
in London under the running title of "Communications on the Natural History of North America." In the U. S., he spent much time at Trenton Falls on West Canada Creek
, a tributary of the Mohawk River
in New York State. There he and Foster collected numerous insects, including a half dozen stoneflies new to science that Edward Newman, yet another Quaker, described and named in a paper, "Entomological Notes: Perlites," in The Entomological Magazine, 5: 175-178. Doubleday was appointed to the British Museum
, and he stayed there until he died in December of 1849. A bachelor, he was survived by his brother Henry, also a bachelor and an outstanding naturalist in his own right. As Robert Mays, author of the book, Henry Doubleday
, The Epping Naturalist (Precision Press, 1978) wrote: "Had Edward lived longer his name would undoubtedly have found a place beside those of the eminent 19th century entomologists."
English people
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entomologist mainly interested in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
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He is best known for Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J.O.
John Obadiah Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.Born in Sheffield, he studied to be a lawyer but abandoned that for his scientific interests....
The Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera: comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habits and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus. Illustrated by William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist, born on 9 January 1806 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and died on 28 May 1878. A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs...
. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans (1848).
Doubleday was also an outstanding ornithologist. In the 1830s he joined a fellow Quaker named Foster on a trip to the United States, and while here wrote a series of letters that appeared in The Entomological Magazine
Entomological Magazine
The Entomological Magazine is a publication devoted to entomology.The Entomological Magazine was published between September 1832 and October 1838 by the Society of Entomologists of London...
in London under the running title of "Communications on the Natural History of North America." In the U. S., he spent much time at Trenton Falls on West Canada Creek
West Canada Creek
West Canada Creek is a river in upstate New York, USA. West Canada Creek drains the south part of the Adirondack Mountains and empties into the Mohawk River near the Village of Herkimer...
, a tributary of the Mohawk River
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in the Capital District, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy...
in New York State. There he and Foster collected numerous insects, including a half dozen stoneflies new to science that Edward Newman, yet another Quaker, described and named in a paper, "Entomological Notes: Perlites," in The Entomological Magazine, 5: 175-178. Doubleday was appointed to the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
, and he stayed there until he died in December of 1849. A bachelor, he was survived by his brother Henry, also a bachelor and an outstanding naturalist in his own right. As Robert Mays, author of the book, Henry Doubleday
Henry Doubleday (1808-1875)
Henry Doubleday was an English entomologist and ornithologist.Henry Doubleday was the eldest son of Quaker and grocer Benjamin Doubleday and his wife Mary of Epping, Essex. He and his brother Edward Doubleday spent their childhood collecting natural history specimens in Epping Forest...
, The Epping Naturalist (Precision Press, 1978) wrote: "Had Edward lived longer his name would undoubtedly have found a place beside those of the eminent 19th century entomologists."