Dublin University Zoological Association
Encyclopedia
The Dublin University Zoological Association was founded in 1853 to promote zoological
studies in Ireland
. Dublin University is now Trinity College, Dublin
.
It commenced proceedings in the Natural History Review
in 1854.
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
studies in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. Dublin University is now Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
.
It commenced proceedings in the Natural History Review
Natural History Review
The Natural History Review was a short-lived, quarterly journal devoted to natural history. It was published in Dublin and London between 1854 and 1865....
in 1854.
Notable members
- Robert BallRobert Ball (naturalist)Robert Ball was an Irish naturalist.-Life:He was born at Queenstown , County Cork. The Ball family lived in Youghal, County Cork. Robert had a brother, Bent, and two sisters Anne, a well-known phytologist, and Mary, an entomologist...
- Edward Perceval WrightEdward Perceval WrightEdward Percival Wright was an Irish ophthalmic surgeon, botanist and zoologist.-Family, education and career:He was the eldest son of barrister, Edward Wright and Charlott Wright. Edward was educated by a private tutor, and was taught natural history by George James Allman. From 1852 he studied at...
- George Henry KinahanGeorge Henry KinahanGeorge Henry Kinahan , M.R.I.A., was an Irish geologist and archaeologist.G. H. Kinahan was born December 19 1829, the son of Daniel Kinahan, M.A., Barrister-at-Law.He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, gaining a Diploma inEngineering...
- Robert WarrenRobert Warren (ornithologist)Robert Warren was an Irish ornithologist.Warren was born in Cork. In his early years he corresponded with fellow Irish ornithologist William Thompson. In 1851 he moved to Moyview, County Sligo, where he studied the birds of Killala Bay, Bartragh Island and the River Moy. He was co-author with...
- William ArcherWilliam Archer (naturalist)William Archer was an Irish naturalist and microscopist especially interested in Protozoa and Desmids.Archer was one of the twelve founder members of the Dublin Microscopical Club. Between 1858 and 1885 he wrote over 230 scientific papers in the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science ,...
- Samuel HaughtonSamuel HaughtonSamuel Haughton was an Irish scientific writer.-Biography:He was born in Carlow, the son of James Haughton ....
- George James AllmanGeorge James AllmanGeorge James Allman FRS , M.D., Emeritus Professor of Natural History in Edinburgh, was an eminent Irish naturalist.-Life:...
- Alexander Henry HalidayAlexander Henry HalidayAlexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday sometimes Halliday , was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect orders and on many aspects of entomology.Haliday...