About Philip Crowley
Lived 1837 – 1900. Philip Crowley was a British lepidopterist and entomologist.
Philip Crowley (1837 in Alton – 1900 in Croydon) was an English naturalist and entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera.
He was a Quaker and a partner in a brewing business.
He was a fellow of the Linnean Society, the Zoological Society of London and the Entomological Society of London.
His extensive collections of Lepidoptera and bird eggs are in the Natural History Museum, London. His extensive oology collection was at the time (1901) regarded as one of the "most valuable donations to the museum".
He named several taxa.
Crowley's tiger, a nymphalid butterfly, was named to honour him.
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Who was Philip Crowley?
British entomologist
When was Philip Crowley born?
Philip Crowley was born in 1837.
When did Philip Crowley die?
Philip Crowley died in 1900.
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Philip Crowley was a lepidopterist and entomologist.
What nationality was Philip Crowley?
Philip Crowley was British.
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· DBpedia: Philip Crowley (entomologist)
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