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Cynthia Evelyn Longfield

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Irish explorer and entomologist (1896-1991)

United KingdomHistorical FiguresLived 1896 to 1991 · aged 95
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Cynthia Evelyn Longfield was an Anglo-Irish entomologist and explorer and the first woman member of the Entomological Society. She was an expert on the dragonfly and was nicknamed "Madame Dragonfly". She travelled extensively and published The Dragonflies of the British Isles in 1937.

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Cynthia Evelyn Longfield was an Anglo-Irish entomologist and explorer and the first woman member of the Entomological Society. She was an expert on the dragonfly and was nicknamed "Madame Dragonfly". She travelled extensively and published The Dragonflies of the British Isles in 1937. She worked as a research associate at the Natural History Museum, London, and was the expert on the dragonflies there, particularly on African species.

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United Kingdom
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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
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deceased
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Lived 1896 to 1991 · aged 95
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