DEANE, J. Davy
Published ‘Dytiscus dimidiatus Bergstr. in South Wales' in EMM., 70, 1934, 261. He was attached to the Department of Zoology at the NMW. (MD 6/02)
DEANE, G.
Gave 5 Coleoptera from Cape Colony to the NHM in 1900 (1900.51). Probably related to H.F.Deane who gave a weevil from the same locality in 1908 (1908.43). (MD 6/02)
DE PORREKIN
See POROCHIN, Alexis
DE LA TOUCHE, J.
Gave 13 Coleoptera which he had collected in China and Formosa to the NHM (99.132, 99.252. 1906.145. 1906.146). He lived at The Brambles, Scarth Road, Barnes, London. (MD 6/02)
DE LA GARDE, Philip le Hardy
Born in Exeter where his father and grandfather were distinguished surgeons. Educated at Christ’s Hospital. He began his professional life as a clerk in Lloyd's Shipping Office but at the age of 17 he entered the Royal Navy as assistant clerk. He remained in the Navy throughout his working life rising to the rank of Paymaster, before his health failed and he was invalided out in 1905. De la Garde had an interest in Natural History and particularly entomology from his youth.
DAY, Frank Henry
Well known Cumberland entomologist who was one of the founder members of the Carlisle Natural History Society and Honorary Curator of the Carlisle City Museum from 1929 until his death.
DAY, F.
A Doctor. He gave 3 Coleoptera from Malabar to the NHM in 1875 (75.30) and two from Dublin and one from Simla in 1877 (77.28). A further 12 beetles from India 'found in the Spirit Building with the collection of the late Dr F. Day', in 1892, presumably relate to this donor (92.51). (MD 5/02)
DAY, Cyril Douglas
Born at Greenhill House, Fordington, the son of Dr Edward Joseph Day and his wife Mary Ann (nee Wetton). Educated at Dorchester Grammar School; Downing College, Cambridge; St. Bartholomew's Hospital and College, London; and Kings College, London. Practised as a physician and surgeon in Dorchester from 1914. Day was an all round naturalist with a flair for collecting. His particular enthusiasm in entomology was for Diptera but he also interested himself in other orders including beetles. He wrote to Colbran Wainwright in 1946: ‘During the season I was out collecting 110 times!
DAWSON, John Frederick
A Reverend. His obituary in EMM., 7, 1871, p.216, refers to his ‘personal eccentricity’ but does not give more details. Underneath ‘he had very many estimable characters’. Apart from his interest in Coleoptera he was a noted Hebrew scholar, and the author of Old Testament Events which contained ‘much that is able and ingenious, though some of the conclusions therein deduced might not find general acceptance’.
DAWSON, G.M.
Gave 12 Coleoptera collected in North America to NHM in 1896 (96.168) He was attached to the British North America Commission. (MD 5/02)