Charles Butler
British logician, grammarist, author, minister, beekeeper · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1560 to 1647 · aged 87
Charles Butler, sometimes called the Father of English Beekeeping, was a logician, grammarian, author, priest, and an influential beekeeper. He was also an early proponent of English spelling reform.
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He observed that bees produce wax combs from scales of wax produced in their own bodies; and he was among the first to assert that drones are male and the queen female, though he believed worker bees lay eggs.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1560 to 1647 · aged 87
