William Spence (1783–1860) was a Britishentomologist. 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ...
He was one of the founders of the Society of Entomologists of London in 1833, the year of it's foundation and became president in 1847. He was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1834. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence. ...
He wrote, with his friend William Kirby, Introduction to entomology (1815–1826). William Kirby (September 19, 1759 - July 4, 1850) was an English entomologist. ...
William Kirby (September 19, 1759 – July 4, 1850) was an English entomologist.
Kirby was born at Witnesham in Suffolk, and studied at Ipswich grammar school and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1781.
The practical result of a friendship formed in 1805 with WilliamSpence, of Hull, was the jointly written Introduction to Entomology (4 vols., 1815-1826; 7th ed., 1856).
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