George Hamilton Kenrick
Sir
George Hamilton Kenrick |
| Born |
1850 |
| Died |
28 May 1939 |
| Nationality |
English |
| Known for |
Lepidoptery |
Sir George Hamilton Kenrick (1850 – 28 May 1939) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially those of New Guinea, and a councillor in Birmingham.
His collection of world butterflies and moths is in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, except the types which are in the Natural History Museum, London.
In 1908, he served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
He wrote:
- (1907) A list of moths of the family Pyralidae collected by A.E. Pratt in British New Guinea in 1902-3, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907: 68-87
- (1911) Some undescribed Butterflies from Dutch New Guinea Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1911 (1): 16-20, pl. 3-4 .
Source
- Anonym 1939: [Kenrick, G. H.] Entomologist's Record & Journal of Variation 51 116
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Kenrick, George Hamilton |
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| Date of birth |
1850 |
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28 May 1939 |
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