John Burrell (entomologist)

John Burrell (entomologist)

John Burrell (?-1825) was an English entomologist.

The Reverend John Burrell, "artium magister" (A.M.) was the vicar of the Norfolk parish of Letheringsett. He published a "Prodromus lepidopterorum Britannicorum" and several papers on the moths, beetles and true bugs of Norfolk. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Entomological Society of London. He contributed three papers to the first volume (1812) of the Transactions of this society.

John Burrell was a close friend of John Curtis, William Kirby , Simon Wilkin and William Spence who all shared his interest in entomology.

References

* Chambers J. 1829 "A General History of the County of Norfolk By John Chambers, of Worcester" John Chambers.Printed by and for Stacy,Norfolk.

External links

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=EMwEAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=transactions+entomological#PPP4,M1 Google Bokks] Three papers by Burrell in Volume 1 Transactions Entomological Society of London.


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