William Chapman Hewitson
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| Born | 9 January 1806 |
| Died | 28 May 1878(aged 72) |
William Chapman Hewitson(9 January 1806, inNewcastle upon Tyne– 28 May 1878, inOatlands Park,Surrey) was a Britishnaturalist.[1]A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted toColeoptera(beetles) andLepidoptera(butterflies and moths) and, also, tobirds' nestsandeggs.His collection of butterflies, collected by him as well as purchased from travellers throughout the world, was one of the largest and most important of his time.[1][2]He contributed to and published many works on entomology and ornithology and was an accomplished scientific illustrator.
Life[edit]
William Hewitson was educated inYork.[1]He became aland-surveyorand was for some time employed underGeorge Stephensonon theLondon and Birmingham Railway.Delicate health and the accession to an ample fortune through the death of a relative led him to give up his profession and he afterwards devoted himself to scientific studies.[1]He lived for a time atBristolandHampstead.In 1848 he purchased ten or twelve acres ofOatlands Park,Surrey, and built a house there. He remained at Oatlands for the rest of his life.[1]
Learned societies[edit]
Hewitson was a founding member of theNatural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tynein 1829,[3]a member of theEntomological Society of Londonin 1846, theZoological Societyin 1859, and theLinnean Societyin 1862.[1]
People associated with Hewitson[edit]
- Jean Baptiste Boisduval
- Baron Cajetan von Felder
- John Edward Gray
- William Wilson Saunders
- Alfred Russel Wallace
Works[edit]
- (1831).British Oology: Being Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, With Figures of Each Species, As Far As Practicable, Drawn and Coloured from Nature: Accompanied by Descriptions of the Materials and Situation of Their Nests, Number of Eggs, &c.Published for the author, by Charles Empson, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- (1851, 1862–1871, 1878).Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies, Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.Five volumes. London:John Van Voorst.Hewitson paid for the last volume when the trustees of the British Museum refused.
- (1862–1878).Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.London: John Van Voorst. Volume 1 Text Volume 2 plates.
- (1862).Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum by W.C. Hewitson.London: Printed by order of the Trustees
- (1867–1868).Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae.London: John Van Voorst
- withFrederic Moore(1879–1888).Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c.Calcutta: The Asiatic Society of Bengal.OCLC9625544
References[edit]
- ^abcdef"Mr W. C. Hewitson".The Ibis Jubilee Supplement.2:182–185. 1908.Retrieved19 January2016.
- ^Hewitson, William C.; Kirby, W. F. (1879).Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Formed by the Late William Chapman Hewitson, of Otlands, Walton-On Thames; and Bequeathed by Him to the British Museum.London: John Van Voorst – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^"Officers of the Society".Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and New Castle Upon Tyne.1:iv. 1831.Retrieved19 January2016.
External links[edit]
- Digitized works by or about W. C. Hewitsonat theBiodiversity Heritage Library
- Foote, Yolanda."Hewitson, William Chapman (1806–1878)"at theOxford Dictionary of National Biography
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