William Francis de Vismes Kane
Encyclopedia
William Francis de Vismes Kane.Esq ( 1840 – 1918) was an Irish
entomologist
Born in Exmouth
, Devon Kane lived at Drumreaske Housein Monaghan
. His mother was French
.
Most of Kanes collecting was in Monaghan and at Favour Royal in County Tyrone
but his collection contains insects from the entirety of Ireland. He also collected extensively in Europe
as well as maintaining an extensive collection of world butterflies.After 1901, Kane, a leisured country gentleman, suddenly gave up entomology and left Ireland, leaving his collection to the National Museum of Ireland
.
Ireland
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entomologist
Born in Exmouth
Exmouth
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, Devon Kane lived at Drumreaske Housein Monaghan
Monaghan
Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 . The town is located on the main road, the N2 road, from Dublin north to both Derry and Letterkenny.-Toponym:...
. His mother was French
France
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Most of Kanes collecting was in Monaghan and at Favour Royal in County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
but his collection contains insects from the entirety of Ireland. He also collected extensively in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
as well as maintaining an extensive collection of world butterflies.After 1901, Kane, a leisured country gentleman, suddenly gave up entomology and left Ireland, leaving his collection to the National Museum of Ireland
National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland is the national museum in Ireland. It has three branches in Dublin and one in County Mayo, with a strong emphasis on Irish art, culture and natural history.-Archaeology:...
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Works
- A catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Ireland. London.West Newman & Co.. 166pp. Fine coloured frontis of 15 varieties of Irish Lepidoptera. (1901) _ the third (and first comprehensive) catalogue of the Irish macrolepidoptera.
- European Butterflies Macmillan. 184pp. Some b/w photos(1885).
Sources
- Anonym 1918: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Ent. Rec. J. Var. 30 157
- Anonym 1919: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Ent. News 30 209
- Edwards, S. 1918-1919: [Kane, W. F. de Vismes] - Proc. Soc. London Ent. & N. H. Soc. : 36
- Gardner, W. 1918: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 54 254-255
- H. R. B. 1918: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Ent. 51 240