SHARP, William Ernest
Born at Sparkbrook, near Birmingham but moved to Cheshire when he was three and was educated at Birkenhead School. He would have gone to Oxford or Cambridge but was prevented by lack of means and instead joined his father’s business. Apart from entomology Sharp also painted in water-colours. His interest in insects began when he was a boy and he was for many years a member of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. Whilst there he wrote more than 30 notes in various journals many adding species to the Liverpool list.