West country entomologist who published in the period 1869-1879 a number of articles on insect sight and ability to detect sound. An earlier article in Popular Science Review, 5, 1866, pp.314-326 dealt with the light emission by the Glow worm. Gilbert, P.(1977) mentions an obituary notice and bibliography in Proc. Bristol Soc. Nat. Hist., 7, 1892, pp.1-3, which I have not seen. (MD 12/02, 10/03)
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1816-1892