FRASER, G.de C.

I am grateful to Dr Raymond Uhthoff-Kaufmann who has written to me about Fraser (and his son Michael, see below) who he knew well many years ago, as follows: ‘A very well-known and keen Lepidopterist who bred and raised many local species - macro- and micro- - at his house in Formby. He was also very interested in Coleoptera, of which he had a large collection in his numerous cabinets, including the late R. Wilding's, which he had recently purchased in the 1940s...Mr Fraser Sen., his wife and daughter were very generous hosts, whom I met on a number of occasions at their home; the two latter were also very keen entomologists and insect photographers. Fraser, pere was founder and President of the Raven Entomological and Natural History Society, begun in 1946...’. There is an account of Fraser in Underwood (1996) pp. 89-95. Mainly concerned with his work on Lepidoptera but does mention ‘his very comprehensive collection of Coleoptera [which was] always available for reference purposes’. Fraser’s brother, Robert, who was eight years his senior, was also a keen collector. There is an account of Fraser in Underwood (1996) pp. 89-95. Mainly concerned with his work on Lepidoptera but does mention ‘his very comprehensive collection of Coleoptera [which was] always available for reference purposes’. Fraser’s brother, Robert, who was eight years his senior was also a keen collector. Member of the BENHS. (MD 3/03)