Frederick Smith (entomologist)

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Frederick Smith (30 December 1805 – 16 February 1879)^[1] was a British entomologist.

Smith worked in the zoology department of the British Museum from 1849, specialising in the Hymenoptera. In 1875 he was promoted to Assistant Keeper of Zoology. His publications included Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects (7 parts, 1853–1859) and parts 5 (1851) and 6 (1852) of the Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects.

Smith was president of the Entomological Society of London, 1862–3.

His son was Edgar Albert Smith (1847-1916), zoologist and malacologist.^[2]

Bibliography

Publications of Frederick Smith. Hymenoptera On-Line Database.

References

↑ British Trust for Entomology, Royal Entomological Society of London - The Entomologist, Volumes 12-13
↑ Anonymous (1916). "Edgar Albert Smith, I.S.O., late conchologist of the British Museum". Geological Magazine (n.s.) (decade 6)3(9): 431-432. doi:10.1017/S0016756800206754.

Burkhardt, Frederick, ed. (1985-2009). The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. 17 volumes; 27 books. London: Cambridge University Press. Check date values in: |date= (help)
Gilbert, Pamela (1977). A Compendium of the Biographical Literature on Deceased Entomologists. London: British Museum of Natural History. ISBN 0-565-00786-6.
"Frederick Smith, 1805–79". Darwin Correspondence Project. 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

External links

Global Ant Project -- World Ant Taxonomists

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 37284734 LCCN: nb2010015346 ISNI: 0000 0001 1622 1543 GND: 101578334

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Name	Smith, Frederick
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Short description	British entomologist
Date of birth	1805
Place of birth
Date of death	1879
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