James Waterston (entomologist)

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James Waterston (7 February 1879 – 28 April 1930) was a Scottish entomologist and minister of the

Imperial Bureau of Entomology
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James Waterson was born on 7 February 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and was educated as George Watson's College in Edinburgh before studying Divinity and Science at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with bachelor's degrees in both subjects, before being awarded a doctoral degree in science. He became a minister of the United Free Church in Shetland where he continued his biological studies, carrying out studies of ectoparasites,[1] becoming an authority in the Mallophaga of Britain.[2]

In 1917 Waterston joined the Imperial Bureau of Entomology to study the

Siphonaptera, or fleas.[1] He died, soon after a major operation, on 28 April 1930 in London.[4] His son, Andrew Rodger Waterston (1912–1996) was also a noted entomologist and malacologist and was, like his father, a curator at Department of Entomology at the British Museum, Natural History.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b C. Plug (2014). "Waterston, Dr James (entomology)". S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Miscellaneous Publication, Issue 1438". U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1984. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ISBN 978-1-84593-873-4
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  4. doi:10.1038/125786a0
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  5. ^ "Waterston, Andrew Rodger". Conchology Inc. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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