William Chapman Hewitson

William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson
Born	9 January 1806
Died	28 May 1878 (aged 72)

William Chapman Hewitson (9 January 1806, in

Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and, also, to birds' nests and eggs. His collection of butterflies, collected by him as well as purchased from travellers throughout the world, was one of the largest and most important of his time.^[1]^[2]

He contributed to and published many works on entomology and ornithology and was an accomplished scientific illustrator.

Life

William Hewitson was educated in

Oatlands Park, Surrey, and built a house there. He remained at Oatlands for the rest of his life.^[1]

Learned societies

Hewitson was a founding member of the

Linnean Society in 1862.^[1]

People associated with Hewitson

Works

Plate II of *Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae*

(1831). British Oology: Being Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, With Figures of Each Species, As Far As Practicable, Drawn and Coloured from Nature: Accompanied by Descriptions of the Materials and Situation of Their Nests, Number of Eggs, &c. Published for the author, by Charles Empson, Newcastle upon Tyne.
(1851, 1862–1871, 1878). Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Five volumes. London: John Van Voorst. Hewitson paid for the last volume when the trustees of the British Museum refused.
(1862–1878). Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London: John Van Voorst. Volume 1 Text Volume 2 plates.
(1862). Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum by W.C. Hewitson. London: Printed by order of the Trustees
(1867–1868). Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae. London: John Van Voorst
with
OCLC 9625544

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mr W. C. Hewitson". The Ibis Jubilee Supplement. 2: 182–185. 1908. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ Hewitson, William C.; Kirby, W. F. (1879). Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Otlands, Walton-On Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London: John Van Voorst – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Officers of the Society". Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and New Castle Upon Tyne. 1: iv. 1831. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

External links

Digitized works by or about W. C. Hewitson at the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Foote, Yolanda. "Hewitson, William Chapman (1806–1878)" at the
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

[Ibis1908-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mr W. C. Hewitson". The Ibis Jubilee Supplement. 2: 182–185. 1908. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[Catalogue1879-2] Hewitson, William C.; Kirby, W. F. (1879). Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Otlands, Walton-On Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum. London: John Van Voorst – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[Trans.Nat.Hist.1831-3] "Officers of the Society". Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and New Castle Upon Tyne. 1: iv. 1831. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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