Smith was born near York to William Smith and went to school at Leeds. He then studied under landscape engraver W.B. Cooke along with his nephew William Edward Shuckard. Together they took an interest in insects, especially the ants and bees. In 1841, following the death of William Bainbridge, he became a curator of the collections and the library of the Entomological Society of London. As an engraver he produced copies based on the works of Turner, Constable and David Roberts. He also worked with Gray arranging Hymenoptera in the British Museum. In 1849 he succeeded Edward Doubleday as a member of the zoologicy department. He then gave up his art work but produced the plates for Wollaston's Insecta Maderensia (1854) and for papers in the Transactions of the Entomological Society.[2] In 1875, he was promoted to Assistant Keeper of Zoology. His publications included Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects (7 parts, 1853–1859) and parts 5 (1851) and 6 (1852) of the Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects. In these volumes, he catalogued hundreds of bees. Many of these bees he named including Bombus frigidus, Halictus coriaceus, and Nomia nasalis, which he discovered.[3]
^History)., British Museum (Natural; Smith, Frederick (1853). Details - Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. - Biodiversity Heritage Library. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.20999.
^Anonymous (1916). "Edgar Albert Smith, I.S.O., late conchologist of the British Museum". Geological Magazine (n.s.) (decade 6)3(9): 431-432. doi:10.1017/S0016756800206754.
Further reading
Burkhardt, Frederick, ed. (1985–2009). The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. 17 volumes; 27 books. London: Cambridge University Press.
frederick, smith, entomologist, other, people, with, similar, names, frederick, smith, frederick, smith, december, 1805, february, 1879, british, entomologist, worked, zoology, department, british, museum, from, 1849, specialising, hymenoptera, frederick, smit. For other people with similar names see Frederick Smith Frederick Smith 30 December 1805 16 February 1879 1 was a British entomologist who worked at the zoology department of the British Museum from 1849 specialising in the Hymenoptera Frederick SmithBorn30 December 1805 London Died16 February 1879 aged 73 Resting placeFinchley OccupationEntomologist ChildrenEdgar Albert Smith Academic careerAuthor abbrev botany F Sm Smith was born near York to William Smith and went to school at Leeds He then studied under landscape engraver W B Cooke along with his nephew William Edward Shuckard Together they took an interest in insects especially the ants and bees In 1841 following the death of William Bainbridge he became a curator of the collections and the library of the Entomological Society of London As an engraver he produced copies based on the works of Turner Constable and David Roberts He also worked with Gray arranging Hymenoptera in the British Museum In 1849 he succeeded Edward Doubleday as a member of the zoologicy department He then gave up his art work but produced the plates for Wollaston s Insecta Maderensia 1854 and for papers in the Transactions of the Entomological Society 2 In 1875 he was promoted to Assistant Keeper of Zoology His publications included Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects 7 parts 1853 1859 and parts 5 1851 and 6 1852 of the Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects In these volumes he catalogued hundreds of bees Many of these bees he named including Bombus frigidus Halictus coriaceus and Nomia nasalis which he discovered 3 Smith was president of the Entomological Society of London 1862 3 He died on 16 February 1879 after undergoing a surgery for gallstones He was buried at Finchley Cemetery 2 His son was Edgar Albert Smith 1847 1916 zoologist and malacologist 4 Contents 1 Bibliography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksBibliography EditPublications of Frederick Smith Hymenoptera On Line Database References Edit British Trust for Entomology Royal Entomological Society of London The Entomologist Volumes 12 13 a b Dunning J W 1879 Frederick Smith The Entomologist 12 191 89 92 History British Museum Natural Smith Frederick 1853 Details Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum Biodiversity Heritage Library doi 10 5962 bhl title 20999 Anonymous 1916 Edgar Albert Smith I S O late conchologist of the British Museum Geological Magazine n s decade 6 3 9 431 432 doi 10 1017 S0016756800206754 Further reading EditBurkhardt Frederick ed 1985 2009 The Correspondence of Charles Darwin 17 volumes 27 books London Cambridge University Press Gilbert Pamela 1977 A Compendium of the Biographical Literature on Deceased Entomologists London British Museum of Natural History ISBN 978 0 565 00786 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frederick Smith Wikispecies has information related to Frederick Smith Global Ant Project World Ant Taxonomists Frederick Smith 1805 79 Darwin Correspondence Project 2007 Archived from the original on 8 September 2007 Retrieved 8 May 2009 This article about a British entomologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Smith entomologist amp oldid 1083151068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
