Henry Tibbats Stainton
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Henry Tibbats Stainton was an English
entomologist.
He was educated at King's College London
.
He was the author of Manual of British Butterflies and Moths (1857–59) and with the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller
, a Swiss, Heinrich Frey
and another Englishman, John William Douglas
of The Natural History of the Tineina (1855–73).
Stainton was a very wealthy man and his house in Lewisham
, "Mountsfield" was one of London's more substantial residences set in its own park. Other wealthy entomologists often stayed at Mountsfield when visiting London, notably Alexander Henry Haliday
and Deiterich Carl August Dohrn
. The zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors
was a close friend. Such people, sought by the growing number of scientific societies, wielded enormous influence on scientific development. Stainton was a regular visitor to both Haliday's house in Lucca
and to Dohrn's in Stettin.
He was a member of both the Entomological Society of London and the Stettin Entomological Society
.
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.
He was educated at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
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He was the author of Manual of British Butterflies and Moths (1857–59) and with the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller
Philipp Christoph Zeller
Philipp Christoph Zeller was a German entomologist.Zeller was born at Steinheim Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt where Philip went to the gymnasium where natural history was not taught. Instead, helped by Alois Metzner, he taught...
, a Swiss, Heinrich Frey
Heinrich Frey
Heinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
and another Englishman, John William Douglas
John William Douglas
John William Douglas was an English entomologist, chiefly interested in microlepidopteraJohn William Douglas was born 1814 in Putney. He became interested in insects whilst working at Kew Gardens and published many papers and books on entomology...
of The Natural History of the Tineina (1855–73).
Stainton was a very wealthy man and his house in Lewisham
Lewisham
Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, "Mountsfield" was one of London's more substantial residences set in its own park. Other wealthy entomologists often stayed at Mountsfield when visiting London, notably Alexander Henry Haliday
Alexander Henry Haliday
Alexander 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...
and Deiterich Carl August Dohrn
Carl August Dohrn
Carl August Dohrn was a German entomologist.-Biography:Born at Stettin Carl August was the son of Heinrich Dohrn, who was a wine and spice merchant, and had made the family fortune by trading in sugar...
. The zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors was an Irish zoologist and politician.Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford. He served in the army during the Peninsular War from 1809 to 1811. He then returned to Oxford, graduating with a B.A. in 1815 and in 1817 with an...
was a close friend. Such people, sought by the growing number of scientific societies, wielded enormous influence on scientific development. Stainton was a regular visitor to both Haliday's house in Lucca
Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
and to Dohrn's in Stettin.
He was a member of both the Entomological Society of London and the Stettin Entomological Society
Stettin Entomological Society
The Entomological Society of Stettin or Stettin Entomological Society, based in Stettin , was one of the leading entomological societies of the 19th century. Most German entomologists were members, as were many from England, Sweden, Italy, France, and Spain...
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External links
- Stainton's manuscripts, letters etc in the Natural History Museum, London
- Stainton, Henry Tibbats (1822-1892), entomologist by Yolanda Foote in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- 1855-73 BHL The natural history of the Tineina (with Douglas, J.W., Frey, H. and Zeller, P.C. London, J. Van Voorst
- 1869 BHL The Tineinae of Southern Europe London, J. Van Voorst
- 1872 BHLThe Tineina of North America, by (the late) Dr. Brackenridge ClemensJames Brackenridge ClemensJames Brackenridge Clemens was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He described many new species...
. (Being a collected edition of his writings on that group of insects.) With notes by the editor, H.T. Stainton London,J. Van Voorst,1872.