Primarily known for his work on sawflies but his obituary in EMM., 95, 1959, p.72 mentions that he collected beetles imported in the wood he used as a car body builder at Coventry, and he also contributed a number of notes to the EMM. After his retirement from work, he moved to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. His insect collections were presented to the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. There are specimens dated 1947 from the Isle of Wight bearing this name in the general collection at Doncaster, acquired as part of the Gilmour collection.Pedersen (2002) pp. 131,132, records that there is correspondence with C.J.Wainwright in the RESL and cites a further letter from Dr A.H.Newton of the Coventry Natural History Society to Wainwright, 17 February 1924, ‘...We have about 4 professional men who attend – Saunt & 2 others of us (very far behind him) are specially interested in Diptera...’ (p.141). Gilbert (1977) refers to an obituary in Proc. Coventry Distr. Nat. scient. Soc., 3, 1959, pp.57-58. (MD 11/04)
Dates
2 June 1881 – 11 July 1958