Duff (1993), p.6, notes that Frewin ‘was practically the only active coleopterist in Somerset from 1968-1975... his collection was left to Taunton Museum. Most of Frewin’s microcoleoptera were identified by Colin Johnson... while other material was confirmed by D.K.Kevan. His fine collection, which also contains much European material, is housed at his present home in Chard, where he has lived since 1988. A set of filing cards accompanies the collection... A few additional records originate from a storebox of duplicate and unnamed material examined by the writer.’ (MD 10/03)

Well known Australian entomologist who was born in Lewisham but emigrated and lived in Melbourne where he was on the staff of the Botanic Garden. According to The Leader (Melbourne), 18 January 1879, French started collecting in 1868 and by 1879 had amassed 8000 native specimens and also foreign material eg. Japanese. (I am grateful to my wife for this reference). His publications were particularly based on insects as pests. He gave 55 Coleoptera from Melbourne to Norwich in 1892 and a further 14 specimens to the NHM in 1910 (1910-297). Gilbert,P.(1977) lists 5 obituaries. (MD 12/02)

Mentioned by Johnson and Halbert,(1902) p.542. (MD 12/02)

Maiden name of Mrs Garneys. She is mentioned in the Ent.Ann., 1865, p.40 and by Morley, C.(1899) pp.81, 85 and iv. (MD 12/02)

A Doctor. Mentioned by Johnson and Halbert,(1902) p.542. (MD 12/02)

The NHM purchased more than two hundred beetles from N. Africa from him in the 1840s as follows: 141 from Tunis (1846.103) £50.14; 12 plus other insects from N. Africa (1847.10); 20 plus other insects from Tangier (1847.107) £51.8; and 3 plus other insects from Tunis (1848.23). (MD 12/02)

Son of G de C. Fraser (see above). Dr Uhthoff-Kaufmann writes: ‘Squadron Leader. We first met in 1944, corresponded regularly for some years and collected (together with the late Evelyn Duffy - another friend of mine) in Formby, Lancs., Flintshire and Jodrell Hall, Ches. (where I then lived). Michael Fraser ... was a very dedicated Coleopterist who discovered inter alia, Arhopalus tristis in old pine stumps in the dunes near his home in Formby.

Collections of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera made by him were sold after his death at Stevens on 11-12 July 1887. (MD 12/02)

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.

Well-known worker on Dragonflies. While stationed in India where he was a doctor and surgeon in the army he collected more than 400 beetles which he gave to the NHM between 1923 and 1934 (1923.345, 1925.223, 1925.452, 1926.465, 1926.496, 1934.638). K.C.Lewis tells me that he also has beetles collected by Fraser in his collection. There is a collection of manuscript material in the NHM including 70 letters to A.E. Gardner and 20 from him to Fraser, c.1949-1958. There is an obituary in EMM., 99, 1963, p.96 including a portrait. (MD 12/02, 12/06)