Specimens bearing this name are in the H.Britten collection at Manchester Museum (Fenscore database)

John Stafford tells me that Hooper was a Hemipterist who recorded a number of Isle of Wight Coleoptera before 1909. He described himself as ‘of the Hope Museum, Oxford’ (He is not one of the ‘Personalities associated with the Department’ listed by Smith (1986). (MD 5/03)

Howard Mendel tells me that he is mentioned by Stephens (1830) as the discoverer Anostirus castaneus in Britain and he wonders if he was one and same as Joseph Hooker. (MD 5/03)

The famous botanist and father of Sir Joseph Dalton (see above), who was also a Professor of Botany at Glasgow and Director of Kew Gardens. Most accounts of his life do not refer to a particular interest in entomology but he was born in the area of Norwich and DNB records that he knew Kirby, Spence and the other Norwich entomologists well. Stephens (1828), p.52, refers to him . There is an example of a Bruchus from Bahia in the HDO bearing Sir William's name and the date 18.8.53 (Smith (1986), p.126). (MD 5/03)

Son of Sir William Jackson (see below) and also a famous botanist who made many important contributions to botanical taxonomy but who is probably best known for introducing into Britain a range of previously unknown Rhododendron species and for his improvements to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. There are several references to beetles being either collected or donated by 'Dr Hooker' or 'Prof Hooker', and I am confused as to which Hooker is referred to since it would appear that an interest in entomology was handed down from father to son through two generations.

Father of Sir William Jackson (see above). He is mentioned by Morley (1899) p.2, in connection with a specimen of Calosoma sycophanta: 'Mr Kirby mentions that one was taken... by a young lady at Southwold, which is now in the cabinet of W.J.Hooker. This is Joseph Hooker of Norwich, who first took Pterostichus aterrimus Payk. in Britain'. The NHM purchased 100 beetles at an auction in 1844 which appears to have been of this Joseph Hooker's collection.

Gave various insects including Coleoptera from Australia to the NHM in 1846 (1846/77). (MD 5/03)

Published 'Captures of Coleoptera in Buddon Wood, Leics.' in EMM, 8, 1871, pp.85-86. (MD 5/03)

Entomologist who worked on wood boring insects in particular. Lived at East Grinstead, Sussex. FRES 1962. (MD 5/03)

Smith (1986), p.126, records that she gave Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera from Virden, Manitoba to the HDO in 1899 and a further 80 insects from Laurier, Manityoba in 1901. (MD 5/03)