Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick FRS (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Edward Meyrick | |
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| Born | 25 November 1854 Thornhanger, Marlborough |
| Died | 31 March 1938 (aged 83) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Handbook of British Lepidoptera (1895) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Lepidopterology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Meyrick |
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