Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Grey, Thomas de
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- 6th Baron Walsingham
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Description area
Dates of existence
1843-1919
History
Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, was an English politician and amateur entomologist. He was a keen lepidopterist, collecting butterflies and moths from a young age, and was particularly interested in Microlepidoptera. After his purchase of the Zeller, Hofmann and Christoph collections, his collection contained over 260,000 specimens. He donated it to the Natural History Museum, along with his library of 2,600 books. He 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