Kirby, William, 1759-1850
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- LCCN 06-30948: His An introduction to entomology, 1859(hdg.: Kirby, William, 1759-1850; usage: William Kirby)
- LC data base, 10-20-87(hdg.: Kirby, William, 1759-1850; variant: W. Kirby)
- OCLC, 21 May 1997(hdg.: Kirby, William, 1759-1850; usage: William Kirby, Wm. Kirby, Wilhelm Kirby, G. Kirby)
- DNB(Kirby, William, entomologist; b. 19 Sept. 1759, d. 4 July 1850)
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Wikipedia description:
William Kirby (19 September 1759 – 4 July 1850) was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent example of the "parson-naturalist". The four-volume Introduction to Entomology, co-written with William Spence, was widely influential.
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