George Henry Verrall
George Henry Verrall | |
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| Born | 7 February 1848  |
| Died | 16 September 1911 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Position held | member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1910–1910) |
George Henry Verrall (7 February 1848 – 16 September 1911) was a British
Horse racing
Verrall was born in
Entomology
Verrall had a keen interest in natural history, particularly entomology. He joined the
Verrall was one of the most influential British
- Platypezidae, Pipunculidae and Syrphidae of Great Britain. - British flies (1901)
- Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain- British flies (1909)[2]
A 2011 edition of
The Verrall Association of Entomologists
The Verrall Association of Entomologists continues to honour the tradition of an annual supper of entomologists: begun in 1887 by G.H. Verrall as the Annual Entomological Club Supper.[4] The supper enables amateur and professional entomologists to meet once a year at a social gathering as mutual workers in their special branch of science, to exchange ideas, make new friends and meet old ones.
Botany
His interest in botany and conserving wildlife led to Verrall purchasing tracts of Wicken Fen for their preservation. He was able to rediscover a number of species of flora that had been declared extinct sixty years earlier by Cardale Babington, Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge.[1]
Politics
Politically, Verrall was a strong
Death
Verrall, who had been in ill health for some time, had become exhausted by the December 1910 election campaign. After returning from a long holiday abroad, he died of "
References and sources
- ^ a b c d e "Mr. G. H. Verrall". The Times. 18 September 1911. p. 8.
- ^ Full text with illustrations: Verrall, George Henry (1909). Statiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain. [London: Gurney & Jackson,].
- ^ "Editorial - dedication of this issue to George Henry Verrall". Dipterists Digest. 18 (2): 103–106. 2011.
- ^ "History". The Entomological Club. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- Evenhuis, N. L. 1997: Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). - Leiden, Backhuys Publishers 1; 2 VII+1-426; 427–871 786–788, Portr. + Schr.verz.
- Pont, A. C.The type-material of Diptera (Insecta) described by G.H. Verrall and J.E. Collin. Oxford University Museum Publication 3: x + 223 pp. Clarendon Press, Oxford. (1995).
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