Dru Drury.

Dru Drury (February 4, 1725 - January 15, 1804) was a British entomologist, one of the foremost of his time. Image File history File links Drury_Dru_1725-1803. ... Image File history File links Drury_Dru_1725-1803. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ...

He was born in Wood Lane, London. His father was a silversmith, and Dru took over the business in 1748. He retired as a silversmith in 1789 to devote his time entirely to entomology. Drury had had a keen interest in entomology already earlier and was the president of the Society of Entomologists of London from 1780 to 1782. He died in Turnham Green and was buried at St. Martin-in-the-Fields. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Band made of Silver. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Society of Entomologists of London was one of a series of brief-lived entomological societies based in London. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England church just northeast off Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. ...

From 1770 to 1787, he published the three-volume Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of 240 figures of Exotic Insects, which was later revised and republished under the title Illustrations of Exotic Entomology in 1837. 1770 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Drury was also a prolific collector—his collection comprised over 11,000 specimens.

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Illustrations of exotic entomology- online pictures