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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULLAGER, James | Published a number of notes on insects including ‘Notes on Hydrophilus piceus’ in Science Gossip, 15, 1879, 132-133. (MD 12/02) | ||
| FULLER, Claude | One of a number of entomologists who collected insects including Coleoptera on behalf of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology in Africa, Australia, and Java which were subsequently given to the NHM (1915.393 and 1916.193). (MD 12/02) | ||
| FULTON, H.B. | Gave 120 Coleoptera from Transvaal to the NHM in 1897 (1897.205). (MD 12/02) | ||
| FURLONG, Alfred R. | Mentioned in Dawson,J.(1856) p.46 as the captor of an example of Eurynebria complanata at Arklow sands. Johnson and Halbert,(1902) pp.536,537 note that the lists of Dublin beetles which A.R.Hogan published (Natural History Review, 1, 1853/4, 32-34, 88-91, 98-101, not the Zool. as they state) was comprised largely of records provided by A.H.Haliday and Furlong. They also note that MS notes kept by Furlong passed to Dr E.P.Wright, and that he had a copy of J.F.Stephens, Manual, with marginal notes by Furlong on localities. Ryan, J.G. et al.(1984) list Furlong as having published the ‘First Supplement to the Catalogue of the Coleoptera found in the Neighbourhood of Dublin’ in Natural History Review, 3, 1856, pp.72-73, sometimes ascribed to Hogan. There is correspondence with J.C.Dale dated 1851 in the RESL (Pedersen (2002) p.54) (MD 12/02, 11/09) | ||
| GAHAN, Charles Joseph | 20 January 1862 - 21 January 1939 | Born at Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and educated at Queen's College, Galway and the Royal School of Mines, South Kensington. Entered the NHM as an Assistant in the Zoological Department in 1886 and eventually became Keeper of the recently formed Entomology Department in 1913. Gahan was an entomologist of wide interests but studied the Coleoptera in particular, especially the families belonging to the Phytophaga, the Elateridae and the Cerambycidae. The latter formed his most important publication which was the volume on this group in the FBI. More than 100 other notes and articles dealt primarily with descriptions of new foreign species. Gahan retired from the NHM in 1927 when he moved to Mount Aylsham in Norfolk where he died. The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum, 2, 1906, pp.554-55, records that Gahan's work shortly after his appointment to the Museum involved a complete revision of the Cerambycid collections. This subsequently included the addition of the Godman/Salvin collections of longhorns, the incorporation of which he completed in 1902. His work on the Phytophaga commenced in 1890 and again included the incorporation of the Godman/Salvin collections, particularly the Cebrionidae, Rhipiceridae, Dascillidae, Lycidae and Lampyridae. Work on the Elateridae was prompted by the arrival of the Janson collection presented by Godman in 1903 which was re-arranged by Gahan from 1904. Pedersen (2002) pp.80,126 lists correspondence in the RESL. FRES from 1887. President 1917-1918; Vice President, 1916 and 1919, Secretary 1899-1900; and Council 1893-1895, 1901, 1914-1916, 1919. He was also a member of the SLENHS. Gilbert (1977) lists eight obituaries and other notices. (MD 1/03, 11/09) | |
| GAIRDNER, K.G. | Attached to the Royal Survey Department in Bankok when he gave three gifts of Coleoptera to the NHM: 1913/474, 160 specimens collected in the mountains on the Siam border; 1914/215, 4 more; and 1914/227 a further 9 specimens. (MD 1/03) | ||
| GALE, C.Y. | Gave various insects including Coleoptera collected in Hong Kong to the NHM in 1897 (1897/261). (MD 1/03) | ||
| GALE, L. | A Reverend. Davis and Brewer (1986) p.66 record that he gave, on 19 April 1915, about 1000 Coleoptera to Sunderland Museum, said to be duplicates of another collection given to the Hancock Museum. They have now been amalgamated into the general collection. (MD 1/03) | ||
| GALLOWAY, John | Gave 180 Coleoptera amongst a collection of insects from Brazil, and 1 specimen from the East Indies, to Glasgow Museum in 1887 (1887-53). Lived at 15 St Vincent Place, Glasgow (Information from Geoff Hancock) (MD 1/03) | ||
| GALTON, J.C. | Insects collected by Galton in Atchin, Sumatara given to the HDO in 1875 (Smith (1986) p.121). (MD 1/03) |