William Chapman Hewitson

William Chapman Hewitson
Born(1806-01-09)9 January 1806
Died28 May 1878(1878-05-28) (aged 72)

William Chapman Hewitson (9 January 1806, in Newcastle upon Tyne – 28 May 1878, in Oatlands Park, Surrey) was a British naturalist.[1] A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted to Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and, also, to birds' nests and eggs. 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.

  1. ^ a b "Mr W. C. Hewitson". The Ibis Jubilee Supplement. 2: 182–185. 1908. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ 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.