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William Harry Evans

British entomologist (1876-1956) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80

Brigadier William Harry Evans was a lepidopterist and British Army officer who served in India. He documented the butterfly fauna of India, Burma and Ceylon in a series of articles in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.

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1956Died13 November 19561931Companion of the Order of the Star of IndiaAward1926Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpireAward1918Distinguished Service OrderAward1876Born22 July 1876

Awards

Companion of the Order of the Star of India1931
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire1926
Distinguished Service Order1918

About this person

Brigadier Evans was especially interested in the taxonomy and systematics of the butterfly families Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae an example being his A revision of the Arhopala group of Oriental Lycaenidae Bull. British Mus. , Ent., vol. 5: pp. 85-141 (1957).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1956 · aged 80