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William Kirby

English entomologist
William Kirby 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". The four-volume Introduction to... Wikipedia
Born: September 19, 1759, Witnesham, United Kingdom
Died: July 4, 1850 (age 90 years), Barham, United Kingdom
Author abbrev. (zoology): Kirby
Awards: FRS
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