Dru Drury | |
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 From Jardine's The Naturalist's Library | |
| Born | 4 February 1724 Wood Street, London, England |
| Died | 15 December 1803 Turnham Green, London, England |
| Spouse | Esther Pedley |
Dru Drury (4 February 1725 – 15 December 1803) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist.[1] He received specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and he is best known for his book Illustrations of natural history which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with most of the copperplate engravings done by Moses Harris.[2][3]
- ^ Noblett, William (1 January 1988). "Publishing by the Author. A Case Study of Dru Drury's 'Illustrations of Natural History' (1770–82)". Publishing History. 23: 67–94.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Calhoun, John V. "Additional Notes on Dru Drury's Illustrations of Natural History (1770-1782)". News of the Lepidopterists' Society. 65 (3): 124–130.