There are Coleoptera collected by Farmer in Kent in 1889 in the C.G.Hall collection at Oldham Museum (Information from Simon Hayhow). (MD 12/02)

Published ‘A "swarm" of Cockchafers in County Cavan’, in INJ., 5, 1935, pp.270-271; ‘The beetle Carabus clathratus L. at Low altitudes inland’, ibid., 8, 1943, p.84; and ‘Metoecus paradoxus L. in Co. Dublin’, ibid., 18 (3), 1974, p.95. (MD 12/02)

Published a ‘Letter on the occurrence of Ptinus hololeucus’ in Proc.ESL., 1862, p.92. (MD 12/02)

Published ‘Notes on the capture and preservation of Coleoptera’ in Ent., 18, 1885, pp.65-70, 136-139 and 190-192. (MD 12/02)

There are specimens in the general collection of Coleoptera at Doncaster Museum bearing Falconer's name. Some are dated 1916. (MD 12/02)

Sold a collection of natural history specimens including insects through Stevens between 12 and 22 October 1778. (MD 12/02)

Ryan,J.G. et al. (1984) record three articles by Fairley in the INJ between 1971 and 1975 on bird food and pellets which mention Coleoptera. He also published a note on Leptinus testaceus Mull., ibid., 14, 1963, pp.165-167. (MD 12/02)

Ryan,J.G. et. al.,(1984) record that Fahy published ‘A short account of the Elminthidae in Ireland with a key to the larvae’ and ‘Observations on the growth and distribution of certain lotic [sic] Coleoptera in Ireland’ in INJ., 17(8), 1972, pp.264-267 and 269-272. (MD 12/02)

A Reverend. He gave various insects to the NHM including 51 beetles from Van Dieman's Land in 1846 (1846.81). (MD 10/02)

Born in Edinburgh but spent his early childhood in India before returning to attend George Watson’s College. After a period of National Service he went to Edinburgh University where he studied zoology gaining a Ph.D in 1963. He was a Fulbright Scholar in 1964 and remained at the University as a lecturer until taking semi-retirement to run a small farm at Wester Duncanstone in North Aberdeenshire in 1990.