Well known physician who worked in Angola and Uganda and explored the fauna of the African region, father of Sir Eric Ansorge. The NHM purchased 4 Coleoptera from West Africa from him in 1906.  (MD 8/17)

Gave 411 beetles from Africa to NHM in 1966. (MD 8/17)

Educated at Gordonstoun and Oxford University. Has been employed as a lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Royal Holloway College, University of London since 1975. Angus's personal collection is limited but is fairly comprehensive in the water beetles to which he has paid particular attention. Within this group he has specialised in Helophorus F. and his collection includes Siberian and other foreign examples of this genus including some paratypes.

Born in Durham and educated at Tavistock Grammar School in Devon where he acquired the interest in Conchology on which he would later write several papers. His father, George Fife Angas (1789-1879), a merchant and banker, held several important public posts. George French Angas worked briefly in a counting house in London and then took art lessons. A tour of the Mediterranean in 1841 resulted in the first of several well known books of lithographs. In 1843 he sailed to South Australia and immediately joined an expedition to the Murray River and the Coorong.

Collected 513 Coleoptera in Java acquired by the NHM in 1898. (MD 8/17)

Member of the African Entomological Research Committe in 1912 when he presented 211 Coleoptera to the NHM. More than 1,000 beetles (some paratypes) he had collected in company with other entomologists in various countries including Jamaica, Africa, Punjab, Sumatra and Fiji were part of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology gifts to the same Museum at various dates between 1920 and 1927. (MD 8/17)

6 beetles among various insects collected by Anderson in Africa, Florida and England were part of the IBE gift to the NHM in February 1921. (MD 8/17)

Collected 35 beetles in Northen China acquired by the NHM in 1908. (MD 8/17)

7 beetles amongst various insects collected by Anderson in Africa, Australia and Colombia were part of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology gift to the NHM in April 1921. (MD 8/17)

Presented 39 beetles from Argentina to the NHM, 1930/31 and the Museum received a further 100 in 1933 from her estate. (MD 8/17)