Frederick Augustus Dixey
Frederick Augustus Dixey FRS[1] (1855 – 16 January 1935) was President of the Royal Entomological Society of London, and was a distinguished British entomologist.[2]
Frederick Dixey was educated at Oxford University after starting in optometry, the profession of his father and grandfather, and chose to read medicine. He was Fellow of Wadham College[3] and also the Sub-Warden. He felt drawn to the Church of St Barnabas, Oxford, known for its Anglo-Catholic tradition and ceremonies; he sang in the choir for nearly forty years.[citation needed] Dixey never practised medicine, but devoted himself to natural history. He was an expert on the White butterflies, Pieridae.
Dixey was knocked down and killed by a bus in 1935 as he attempted to cross the road.[citation needed] It was due to his inability to judge distances accurately.
Dixey's son, Harold Giles Dixey (1893–1974), assistant master at the Dragon School in Oxford,[3] was a writer.
References
- ↑ Poulton, E. B. (1935). "Frederick Augustus Dixey. 1855-1935". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1 (4): 465. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1935.0010.
- ↑ Dobson, J. (1951). "Frederick Augustus Dixey". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume 33B (2): 275–277. PMID 14832332.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Collection Level Description: Dixey Family Papers". Oxford: Bodleian Library. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
External links
- Works by or about Frederick Augustus Dixey in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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