George Thomas Bethune-Baker
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George Thomas Bethune-Baker (20 July 1857 , Birmingham
- 1 December 1944 , Eastbourne
) was an English
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
, especially Lycaenidae
.
His collection is partly in the Museum of Zoology Cambridge University and partly in the Natural History Museum
, London.
Bethune-Baker was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and President 1913-1914.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
- 1 December 1944 , Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, especially Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
.
His collection is partly in the Museum of Zoology Cambridge University and partly in 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...
, London.
Bethune-Baker was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and President 1913-1914.