George Francis Hampson
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Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was a British
entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School
and Exeter College, Oxford
. He travelled to India
to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills of the Madras presidency (now Tamil Nadu
), where he became interested in moths and butterflies. When he returned to England he became a voluntary worker at the Natural History Museum
, where he wrote The Lepidoptera of the Nilgiri District (1891) and The Lepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon (1893) as parts 8 and 9 of Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera of the British Museum. He then commenced work on The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths (4 vols 1892-1896).
Albert C. L. G. Günther
offered him a position as Assistant at the Museum in March 1895, and after he succeeded to his baronet
cy in 1896, he was promoted to acting Assistant Keeper in 1901. He then worked on a Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum (15 vols, 1898–1920).
He was married to Minnie Frances Clark-Kennedy on 1 June 1893 and had three children.
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entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
and Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
. He travelled to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills of the Madras presidency (now Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
), where he became interested in moths and butterflies. When he returned to England he became a voluntary worker at the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
, where he wrote The Lepidoptera of the Nilgiri District (1891) and The Lepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon (1893) as parts 8 and 9 of Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera of the British Museum. He then commenced work on The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths (4 vols 1892-1896).
Albert C. L. G. Günther
Albert C. L. G. Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther , was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist....
offered him a position as Assistant at the Museum in March 1895, and after he succeeded to his baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
cy in 1896, he was promoted to acting Assistant Keeper in 1901. He then worked on a Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum (15 vols, 1898–1920).
He was married to Minnie Frances Clark-Kennedy on 1 June 1893 and had three children.