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Person
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McLachlan, Robert
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Description area
Dates of existence
1837-1904
History
Robert McLachlan was an English entomologist specialising in the study of lacewings and caddisflies. McLachlan was the first editor of the review Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. He became a member of the Entomological Society of London in 1858, and served variously as secretary, treasurer and president. He was a member of the Linnean Society of London from 1862, and was elected to the Royal Society in 1877. He was also a member of the Zoological Society of London, the Royal Horticultural Society, a member of the council of the Ray Society and a member of various other British and foreign learned societies