George Samouelle
British entomologist and museum curator
About George Samouelle
Lived 1790 – 1846 (aged 55–56). George Samouelle was a British lepidopterist and carcinologist.
George Samouelle (–1846) was a curator in the British Museum (Natural History) of "no real scientific aptitude".
Originally employed as a bookseller for Longman & Co., Samouelle joined the Natural History Museum at the same time as William Elford Leach.
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Who was George Samouelle?
British entomologist and museum curator (c. 1790–1846)
When was George Samouelle born?
George Samouelle was born in 1790.
When did George Samouelle die?
George Samouelle died in 1846.
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George Samouelle was a lepidopterist and carcinologist.
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George Samouelle was British.
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