William Kirby was an English clergyman and entomologist known as the founder of British entomology. Working with William Spence, a friendship formed in 1805, he wrote the four volume An Introduction to Entomology, published between 1815 and 1826, which became the standard English language textbook of the science for much of the nineteenth century. Kirby also helped found the Entomological Society of London in 1833 and served as its first president.
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This was the practical result of a friendship formed in 1805 with William Spence and appeared in four volumes between 1815 and 1826.
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William Kirby (19 September 1759-4 July 1850) was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent example of the "parson-naturalist".
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He was also a cousin of the children's author Sarah Trimmer.
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William Kirby (19 September 1759-4 July 1850) was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent example of the "parson-naturalist".
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