John Heath (entomologist)
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John Heath FRES
was a British entomologist, specialising in Lepidoptera
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Born in Worcester
, John Heath attended King Edward VI School, Southampton
. Following service in the army during the war, Heath was employed by the Biological Research Department of Pest Control, near Cambridge
from 1947-1952. In 1953 Heath joined the Nature Conservancy and was based at the Merlewood Research Station in Cumbria
. In 1967 Heath moved to Monkswood Experimental Research Station where he worked until his retirement in 1982. a founder member and vice-president of the Society of European Lepidopterology, Heath was particularly interested in the Microopterigidae and bequethed his specimen collection of Microopterigidae to the Natural History Museum, London. John Heath was chief editor of the Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland series, published by Harley Books.
He was head of the Biological Records Centre
at Monk's Wood, Huntingdon.
He was the editor of The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland
.
Royal Entomological Society of London
The Royal Entomological Society of London is devoted to insect study. It has a major national and international role in disseminating information about insects and improving communication between entomologists....
was a British entomologist, specialising 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...
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Born in Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, John Heath attended King Edward VI School, Southampton
King Edward VI School, Southampton
King Edward VI School, often referred to as King Edward's, or simply KES, is a selective co-educational independent day School located in Southampton, United Kingdom and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1553, after the death of William Capon , who...
. Following service in the army during the war, Heath was employed by the Biological Research Department of Pest Control, near Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
from 1947-1952. In 1953 Heath joined the Nature Conservancy and was based at the Merlewood Research Station in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
. In 1967 Heath moved to Monkswood Experimental Research Station where he worked until his retirement in 1982. a founder member and vice-president of the Society of European Lepidopterology, Heath was particularly interested in the Microopterigidae and bequethed his specimen collection of Microopterigidae to the Natural History Museum, London. John Heath was chief editor of the Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland series, published by Harley Books.
He was head of the Biological Records Centre
Biological Records Centre
The Biological Records Centre is the group responsible for recording and keeping records on fresh water and terrestrial species in the UK...
at Monk's Wood, Huntingdon.
He was the editor of The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland
The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland
The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland is a multi-volume reference work on the lepidoptera of the British Isles.The series is published by Harley Books....
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