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William Sharp Macleay

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British civil servant and entomologist, active in Cuba and New South Wales, Australia (1792-1865)

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William Sharp Macleay or McLeay was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was also a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification.

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Classification of insects under the Quinarian system by Macleay, schematic diagram from an 1845 book by James Rennie.Classification of insects under the Quinarian system by Macleay, schematic diagram from an 1845 book by James Rennie.

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Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

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Scientists born in the 1790s 6

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Lived 1792 to 1865 · aged 72
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