William Kirby (entomologist)

William Kirby
Lithograph by T.H. Maguire
Born19 September 1759
Witnesham, Suffolk, England
Died4 July 1850 (1850-07-05) (aged 90)
CitizenshipEngland
Alma materCambridge University
Known for"Founder of Entomology"
AwardsFRS
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsIpswich Museum: Entomological Society of London: Linnean Society
Author abbrev. (zoology)Kirby

William Kirby (19 September 1759 – 4 July 1850) was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent example of the "parson-naturalist".[1][2] The four-volume Introduction to Entomology, co-written with William Spence, was widely influential.

  1. ^ Clark 2009, p. 28.
  2. ^ Armstrong 2000, pp. 99–102.

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