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William Harry Evans

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British entomologist (1876-1956)

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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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1931Companion of the Order of the Star of India
1926Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
1918Distinguished Service Order

Connected to William 6

Lewin Bentham BowringAlso won Companion of the Order of the Star of IndiaJ. Ph. VogelAlso won Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpireWilliam Mackworth YoungAlso won Companion of the Order of the Star of IndiaArthur Edward HardingeAlso won Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpirePhilip Meadows TaylorAlso won Companion of the Order of the Star of IndiaHenry George KeeneAlso won Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire

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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. 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).

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