Biographical dictionary

The Biographical Dictionary of British Coleopterists was compiled by the late Michael Darby. The Dictionary can be accessed below, and see also the additional information provide by Michael:

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Name Dates Biography
LUXFORD, George 1807 – 1854 Published a ‘Memorandum on the Death Watch’ in Ent., 1, 1840-42, pp.63-64. (MD 11/03)
LYON, Mr d. before 1828 Stephens (1828), 1, p.38 refers to the collection of the ‘late Mr Lyon’. (MD 11/03)
LYSZKOWSKI, Richard

Published with Owen, J.A. and Sinclair, M., 'Dyschirius angustatus (Ahrens) (Carabidae) in Scotland and northern England' Col., 3(1), 1994, 22. (MD 1/22)

M., H.R. These initials appear on a specimen of Acanthocinus aedilis in the Dyson Perrins collection at Birmingham Museum. (MD 2/04)
M., M. These initials appear on Coleoptera from Australia in the foreign collection at Oldham (Information from Simon Hayhow). (MD 2/04)
MABBOTT, P.R.

He is listed by James,T.J. (2018) as providing a special contribution either in the form of a comprehensive site list or a substantial number of records (MD 1/22)

MacDERMOTT K.C.Lewis tells me that there are specimens bearing this name in his collection. (MD 12/06)
MACKEN Mentioned in Janson diary at Cambridge, eg. July 1921. (MD 2/04)
MACKENNON, Neil This name appears on specimens in the amalgamated collection at Manchester. (MD 2/04)
MACKENZIE, D. Gave Coleoptera caught in Glasgow to the Museum there in 1899 (1899-129). (MD 2/04)