# William Forsell Kirby

> William Forsell Kirby was an English entomologist and folklorist. He specialized in the study of the stick insects, describing nearly 70 species and 22 genera. His collection filled 120 cabinets and claimed that on reorganization, it would need 500 drawers. The stick insect Phobaeticus kirbyi described from Borneo and named by Brunner in 1907 after Kirby is one of the largest stick insects in the world.

*British entomologist (1844-1912)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-forsell-kirby

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1844-01-14
- **Died:** 1912-11-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 14.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [وليام فورسيل كيربى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%89)
- [William Forsell Kirby](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Forsell_Kirby)
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- [Gulielmus Forsell Kirby](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_Forsell_Kirby)
- [വില്യം ഫോർസെൽ കിൽബി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82_%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BD%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%BF)
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- [Кёрби, Уильям Форселл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%91%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB)
- [William Forsell Kirby](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Forsell_Kirby)
- [William Forsell Kirby](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Forsell_Kirby)
- [Вільям Форселл Кірбі](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB_%D0%9A%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%96)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1230876)

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