Robert Cyril Layton Perkins
Robert Cyril Layton Perkins | |
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| Born | 15 November 1866 |
| Died | 29 September 1955 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Known for | Fauna Hawaiiensis |
| Children | John Frederick Perkins |
| Awards | Linnean Medal (1912) FRS (1920)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Robert Cyril Layton Perkins
naturalist noted for his work on the fauna of the islands of Hawaii and on Hymenoptera. He is not to be confused with his son John Frederick Perkins
, also a hymenopterist.
Life
Perkins was born on 15 November 1866 at
Linnean Society's gold medal for eminent services to zoology.[2]
In October 1901, Perkins married Zoe Lucy Sherrard Alatau, eldest daughter of A.T. Atkinson. The wedding took place in Waialua, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.[4]
He worked for the Agricultural Department of the Hawaiian Islands between 1902 and 1904, and became the first Director of the experimental station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association's insect department in 1904, looking at controlling
sugar cane pests and weeds with their natural parasites and enemies. In order to collect these, he made journeys to Australia and other places. Ill-health forced his retirement in 1912, and he moved to Newton Abbot, in Devon. He carried on working on Hawaiian insects and published his research for a further 20 years. He was also known for his work on British insects, including bees and sawflies. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1920[1] and, having been a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society for more than 50 years, was appointed an Honorary Fellow in 1954. He died in Bovey Tracey, Devon, aged 88.[2]
References
- ^ JSTOR 769486.
- ^ a b c d "Dr R. C. L Perkins". The Times. 5 October 1955. p. 11.
- ^ Oxford honours, 1220–1894, being an alphabetical register of distinctions conferred by the University of Oxford from the earliest times. University of Oxford. 1894. p. 195.
- ^ Scott, Hugh. “Robert Cyril Layton Perkins. 1866-1955.” Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, vol. 2, 1956, pp. 215–236. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/769486. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.
Further reading
- Howard, L. O. 1930: History of applied Entomology (Somewhat Anecdotal).Smiths. Miscell. Coll. 84 X+1-564.
- Scott, H. & Benson, R. B. 1956: [Perkins, R. C. L.] Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 91 1955 289-291.
- Evenhuis, N.E. (ed.). 2007. Barefoot on Lava: The Journals and Correspondence of R.C.L. Perkins in Hawaii, 1892-1901. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press.
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