Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher
- Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher (1878 - 1950) was an English entomologist. He was a naval paymaster until 1910 and was later appointed Imperial entomologist in India, succeeding Harold Maxwell-Lefroy. He took great interest in various aspects of entomology in India, especially those of economic importance. He also worked extensively on the microlepidoptera. His major publications include Some South Indian Insects (1914), and A List of Generic Names used for Microlepidoptera (1929).He donated the bulk of Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire to the National Trust in 1937.
His position as Imperial Entomologist was succeeded by Hem Singh Pruthi.
Publications
* Fletcher, T. B. and C. M. Inglis (1924) Birds of an Indian Garden. Calcutta & Simla: Thacker, Spink & Co.
* Fletcher, T. B. (1914) Some South Indian Insects. By Superintendent Government Press, Madras. [http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=Gallica&O=NUMM-98992 Scanned version]
External links
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/collections-library/collections-management/collections-navigator//transform.jsp?rec=/ead-recs/nhm/uls-a347713.xml NHM archives]
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