John Burrell (entomologist)

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John Burrell (?-1825) was an English entomologist.

The Reverend John Burrell, artium magister (A.M.) was the vicar of the Norfolk parish of Letheringsett. He published a Prodromus lepidopterorum Britannicorum and several papers on the moths, beetles and true bugs of Norfolk. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Entomological Society of London. He contributed three papers to the first volume (1812) of the Transactions of this society.

John Burrell was a close friend of John Curtis, William Kirby , Simon Wilkin and William Spence who all shared his interest in entomology.

[edit] References

• Chambers J. 1829 A General History of the County of Norfolk By John Chambers, of Worcester John Chambers.Printed by and for Stacy,Norfolk.

[edit] External Links

• Google Bokks Three papers by Burrell in Volume 1 Transactions Entomological Society of London.