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Kirby began planning his Introduction to Entomology, [8] a celebrated title, in 1808. This was the practical result of a friendship formed in 1805 with William Spence and appeared in four volumes between 1815 and 1826. Much of the work fell to Kirby owing to Spence's ill health. The book was illustrated by John Curtis. It reached its seventh ...
He became interested in entomology when he was 22 and immediately began a correspondence with leading entomologist William Kirby. Together they wrote Introduction to Entomology, published in four volumes between 1815 and 1826, the first popular book on entomology in English. Spence also published some 20 notes on entomology.
Introduction to Entomology (1908). A Manual for the study of insects (1930) jointly credited and illustrated by Anna Botsford Comstock. The Spider book: a manual for the study of the spiders and near relatives (1912). Notes on Entomology (Ithaca, 1875). Annual Reports of Entomologist (Washington, 1879–1881). Report on Cotton Insects (1879).
Elements of British Entomology. London, 1839. with Spry, W. The British Coleoptera Delineated 1840. [2] Monograph of the Dorylidae, a family of these Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1)5: 258-271 (1840). British Bees. An Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles (1866)
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect' and -λογία 'study') [1] is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists.
Andrew Nelson Caudell (18 August 1872 – 1 March 1936) was an entomologist who specialized in the study of grasshoppers and other insects in the order Orthoptera, becoming a prolific author of taxonomic studies, a member and president (in 1915) of the Entomological Society of Washington, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Denny was born in Norwich. He became interested in entomology through contact with John Curtis and William Kirby. In 1821, he was a guest of Kirby for a month at Barham Rectory. He became the first salaried curator of the Leeds Museum, then the museum of the Leeds Literary and Philosophical Society, appointed in 1826. He held that post for 45 ...
The discipline of medical entomology, or public health entomology, and also veterinary entomology is focused upon insects and arthropods that impact human health. Veterinary entomology is included in this category, because many animal diseases can "jump species" and become a human health threat, for example, bovine encephalitis.