About Colin Butler
Lived 1913 – 2016 (aged 102). Colin Butler was a British entomologist.
Colin Gasking Butler (26 October 1913 – 4 January 2016) was a British entomologist who first isolated the pheromone, known as "queen substance", which attracts drones to queen bees.
The son of a schoolmaster, Butler was born at Horsham and educated at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and at Queens' College, Cambridge. Following his graduation, he won a scholarship doing research at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and was later appointed to superintend Cambridge University's entomological field station.
Other Butler served as president of the Cornwall Naturalists Trust and the National Trust Regional Committee member for Devon and Cornwall.
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Who was Colin Butler?
British entomologist
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Colin Butler was born on 26 October 1913 in Horsham.
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Colin Butler died on 4 January 2016 in Cambridge.
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Colin Butler was an entomologist.
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Colin Butler was British.
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· DBpedia: Colin Butler (entomologist)
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