Adrian Hardy Haworth

Adrian Hardy Haworth (1768, Hull, England - August 24, 1833, Chelsea, England) was an English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist.

He was the author of "Lepidoptera Britannica" (1803-1828), the most authoritative work on British butterflies and moths until Henry Tibbats Stainton's "Manual" in 1857. He was also a carcinologist, specialising in shrimp. He is responsible for the names of several taxa, including:

*Order Mysida Haworth, 1825
*Family Mysidae Haworth, 1825
*Superfamily Pandaloidea Haworth, 1825
*Family Pandalidae Haworth, 1825
*Superfamily Crangonoidea Haworth, 1825
*Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825
*Family Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825

and named 22 new genera of moths [ [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList2.dsml?AUTHOR=Haworth&searchPageURL=BrowseAuthors.dsml Natural History Museum, London] ]

The plant genus "Haworthia" is named after Adrian Hardy Haworth.

In 1812 he wrote the first paper in Volume 1 of the "Transactions of the Entomological Society of London", a review of previous work on British insects. In 1833, he lent support to the founding of what became the Royal Entomological Society of London having been President of its predecessor. He was a Fellow of the Horticultural Society and a Fellow of the Linnean Society.

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* [http://books.google.com/books?id=EMwEAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=transactions+entomological Google Books] Papers by Howarth in "Transactions of the Entomological Society of London" Volume 1

The standard botanical author abbreviation Haw. is applied to plants described by this botanist, who should also appear on this list.