A Doctor who lived in Richmond. Gave a collection of insects including 789 beetles to the NHM in October 1843 (43.57). A note in the Accessions volume states 'These were collected by Dr Dowler himself the localities are indicated by the heads of the pins: ‘without wax' - Polish Ukraine; 'black wax' - Odessa; 'dark green wax' - Tyrol; 'yellow wax' - Switzerland; 'orange wax' - Italy; 'light blue wax' - England'. (MD 9/02)