Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham

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Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham (July 29, 1843 – December 3, 1919) was an English politician and amateur entomologist.

Walsingham was born on Stanhope Street in Mayfair, the family's London house, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He serves as Conservative M.P. for West Norfolk from 1865 until 1870, when he succeeded to the title and estates of his father. From then on he ran the family's estate at Merton, Norfolk, served as trustee of the British Museum and performed many other public functions.

Walsingham was a keen lepidopterist, collecting butterflies and moths from a young age, and being particularly interested in microlepidoptera. His collection was one of the most important ever made, which after his purchase of the Zeller, Hofmann and Christoph collections contained over 260,000 specimens. He donated it to the Natural History Museum, along with his library of 2,600 books.

Walsingham was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1887, and was a member of the Entomological Society of London, serving as President on two occasions. He married three times, but left no heir, and was succeeded as Baron by his half-brother.

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