Identificatie
Soort entiteit
Persoon
Geauthoriseerde naam
Grey, Thomas de
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Aandere naamsvormen
- 6th Baron Walsingham
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Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
1843-1919
Geschiedenis
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