The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of

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s. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between

entomologists Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of London. It had many antecedents beginning as the

Society of Entomologists of London The Society of Entomologists of London was one of a series of brief-lived entomological societies based in London. The members met to exhibit, identify and exchange, sell or purchase insects which were sometimes very expensive as were books. En ...

History

The foundation of the society began with a meeting of "gentlemen and friends of entomological science", held on 3 May 1833 in the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

convened by

Nicholas Aylward Vigors Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840) was an Ireland, Irish zoologist and politician. He popularized the classification of birds on the basis of the quinarian system. Early life Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow on 17 ...

with the presidency of

John George Children John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES (18 May 1777 – 1 January 1852 in Halstead, Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir H ...

. Those present were the Reverend

Frederick William Hope Frederick William Hope (3 January 1797 – 15 April 1862) was an English clergyman, naturalist, collector, and entomologist, who founded a professorship at the University of Oxford to which he gave his entire collections of insects in 1849 (now ...

, Cardale Babington, William Yarrell,

John Edward Gray John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for ...

, James Francis Stephens,

Thomas Horsfield Thomas Horsfield (May 12, 1773 – July 24, 1859) was an American physician and natural history, naturalist who worked extensively in Indonesia, describing numerous species of plants and animals from the region. He was later a curator of the Eas ...

George Thomas Rudd George Thomas Rudd (c.1795 - 4 March 1847)M. Lawson Thompson, Report on the Coleoptera observed in Cleveland' in Proceedings of the Cleveland Naturalists Field Club 1903-04, p. 186. was an English priest and entomologist mainly interested in Co ...

and George Robert Gray. Letters of Adrian Hardy Haworth,

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and John Curtis were read where they expressed their regrets to be unable to attend the meeting. They decided that a society should be created for the promotion of the science of entomology in its various branches and it should be called the Entomological Society of London. J. G. Children, F. W. Hope, J. F. Stephens, W. Yarrell and G. Rudd were elected to form a committee, with G. R. Gray as secretary. J. G. Children became the first president and William Kirby (1759–1850) was made honorary president for life. The real date of the foundation of the society was more probably on 22 May 1833, when the members met in Thatched House Tavern, on St James's Street. During this meeting, George Robert Waterhouse (1810–1888) was elected librarian and curator of the insects and records. As of this meeting, foreign honorary members were elected: Johann Cristoph Friedrich Klug (1775–1856), Wilhem de Haan (1801–1855), Victor Audouin (1797–1841), Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst (1777–1857), Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), Carl Eduard Hammerschmidt (1800–1874) and Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy (1798–1867). William Blandell Spence (1813–1900) received the task of maintaining of the relations with continental entomologists. The society started to assemble a library, an early addition being the personal library of Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833), purchased by John Obadiah Westwood (1805–1893) on behalf of the society. The insect collection also increased. In September 1834, the society numbered 117 honorary members and 10 full members. Women were allowed membership and benefited from the same rights as the men. A publication commenced in November 1834 under the title ''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London''. Secretary G. R. Gray resigned in the same year then and was replaced by J. O. Westwood. Under the impulse of this last entomologist, who had many functions, the society made great strides. It was in particular attended regularly by

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...

(1809–1882) on his return from the voyage on

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: he became a member of the council and vice-president in 1838. J. O. Westwood left his functions in 1848 and was replaced by Edward Doubleday (1810–1849) and

William Frederick Evans William Frederick Evans was an English entomologist who worked on Odonata and Orthoptera. Evans wrote ''British Libellulinae or Dragonflies'' (1845) which has 12 coloured plates. This seems to be a rare work of entomology. He also described a speci ...

. They in their turn were soon replaced. In 1849, a secretary charged to collect the minutes of the meetings was named in the person of

John William Douglas John William Douglas (15 November 1814 – 28 July 1905) was an English entomologist, chiefly interested in microlepidoptera. He was popularly known as "Jolly" Douglas for his ability to produce jocular doggerel in the style of Longfellow's ''Hi ...

(1814–1905), a position he kept until 1856. He was assisted in 1851-1852 by Henry Tibbats Stainton (1822–1892), in 1853-1854 by

William Wing William Wing (1827 - 9 January 1855, London) was an English zoological illustrator and entomologist. He was a member of the Entomological Society of London from 1847 and in 1853-1854 assisted John William Douglas his role as minutes secretar ...

(1827–1855), in 1855-1856 by

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who then replaced J.W. Douglas in his position. Edward Wesley Janson (1822–91), a natural history agent, publisher and entomologist was Curator of the Entomological Society collections from 1850–63 and librarian from 1863–74.

Edward Mason Janson Edward Mason Janson (1847 Hackney, London – 1880 Nicaragua) was a British entomologist who lived and worked in Nicaragua. Janson was the oldest son of Edward Wesley Janson (1822–1891) and Emily Mason, who were married on 25 December 1846 at Hi ...

(1847–1880) took over the post of curator from

Frederick Smith Frederick, Frederic or Fred Smith may refer to: In literature *Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (1907–1975), British peer and biographer *Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (1936–1985), British peer and author * Frederick E. Smith ...

(1805–1879) who then left to work in the British Museum. H. T. Stainton, who was involved more and more in the life of the society, seemed to have some problems working with E. M. Janson. He was replaced by W. Wing in 1852. In this year, the society moved from its building at 17, Old Bond Street to 12, Bedford Row. The following year, three of the four most responsible for the society were replaced: Edward Newman (1801–1876) took the place of J. O. Westwood as president, Samuel Stevens (1817–1899) took the place of W. Yarrell as treasurer and W. Wing the place of H. T. Stainton as secretary. In 1885

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

granted the society its

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. In 1933, the society's centenary year, King

George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

granted it the privilege of adding the word "Royal" to its title, making it the Royal Entomological Society.

Structure and activities

The society's patron is

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and its vice-patron is The Earl of Selborne. The society is governed by its council, which is chaired by the society's president, according to a set of by-laws. The members of council, the president and the other officers are elected from the society's fellowship and membership. The aim of the Royal Entomological Society is the improvement and diffusion of entomological science. This is achieved through publications, scientific meetings, supporting and funding entomological expeditions, and public events. The society maintains an entomological library at its headquarters in

St Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major ...

, UK. and convenes over 15 special interest groups, covering a range of scientific fields within entomology. With the support of over 60 partner organisations, the society organises

National Insect Week Insect Week (formerly National Insect Week) is an initiative originating in the UK. Usually held during the last week of June, the aim is to engage the general public with the importance of insects and entomology. The week is organised by Luke Ti ...

, a biennial initiative to engage the public with the importance of insects and entomology, through hundreds of events and activities across the UK. The society also organises Insect Festivals, a biennial series of one day events in York and Bristol celebrating insects and entomology. In 2016 the society held its first EntoSci conference, EntoSci16, to promote entomology to 14 to 18 year olds, the event is now held biennially. In 2022 the society announced it will sponsor a garden at the 2023 RHS

Chelsea Flower Show The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the ''Great Spring Show'',Phil Clayton, ''The Great Temple Show'' in ''The Garden'' 2008, p.452, The Royal Horticultural Society is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural ...

with the charity Project Giving Back, the garden will be designed by Tom Massey and will have habitats for different types of insects and a laboratory to study them. TRES18481

Publications

The society publishes seven scientific journals: * ''

Agricultural and Forest Entomology Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

'' * ''Ecological Entomology'' * ''

Insect Conservation and Diversity Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...

'' * '' Insect Molecular Biology'' * ''

Medical and Veterinary Entomology Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practice ...

'' * ''

Physiological Entomology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical an ...

'' * ''

Systematic Entomology ''Systematic Entomology'' is a scientific journal covering the field of systematic entomology, published by the Royal Entomological Society of London. Having begun in 1932 as '' Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London, Series B ...

'' Members and fellows receive the quarterly entomological news journal ''Antenna''. The society also publishes a series of handbooks on the identification of insects. The aim of these handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information. The series also includes several Check Lists of British Insects. All books contain line drawings, with the most recent volumes including colour photographs. In recent years, new volumes in the series have been published by

Field Studies Council Field Studies Council is an educational charity based in the UK, which offers opportunities for people to learn about and engage with the outdoors. History It was established as the Council for the Promotion of Field Studies in 1943 with the ...

, and benefit from association with the

AIDGAP AIDGAP is an acronym for Aid to Identification in Difficult Groups of Animals and Plants. The AIDGAP series is a set of books published by the Field Studies Council. They are intended to enable students and interested non-specialists to identify ...

identification guides and

Synopses of the British Fauna {{italic title ''Synopses of the British Fauna'' is a series of identification guides, published by Linnean Society of London, The Linnean Society and The Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association. Each volume in the series provides and in-depth an ...

Fellowship

The Royal Entomological Society has an international membership and invites applications for Fellowship from those who have made a substantial contribution to entomology, through publications or other evidence of achievement. Applications are referred to a Committee of Council, who then forward a recommendation to Council. Fellows are entitled to make use of the title "Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society" and the suffix "FRES" may be regarded as an academic qualification.

Awards

As is customary, the RES gives various awards. These include: * RES Goodman Award *

Marsh Award for Insect Conservation A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found a ...

Alfred Russel Wallace Award Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

* J. O. Westwood Medal *

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Badge

On the foundation of the Entomological Society in 1833 William Kirby was made Honorary Life President and ''

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'' (then known as ''Stylops kirbyi'') was adopted as the society's symbol. The seal was first used for a letter by the society to William Kirby, which was signed by the President and 30 members in 1836 to thank him for presenting the society with a cabinet containing his entire insect collection. William Kirby was responsible for classifying the Strepsiptera as a separate order. The society's badge has remained almost unchanged since its first use.

Officers

Honorary life Presidents

* 1833–1850: William Kirby * 1883–1893: John Obadiah Westwood * 1933–1943:

Edward Bagnall Poulton Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton, FRS HFRSE FLS (27 January 1856 – 20 November 1943) was a British evolutionary biologist, a lifelong advocate of natural selection through a period in which many scientists such as Reginald Punnett doubted its i ...

Presidents

The following persons have been presidents of the society:List of Fellows and members, Royal Entomological Society, 2002 * 1833–1834:

* 1835–1836:

* 1837–1838: James Francis Stephens * 1839–1840:

* 1841–1842:

William Wilson Saunders William Wilson Saunders FRS (4 June 1809 – 13 September 1879) was a British insurance broker, entomologist and botanist. Saunders was an underwriter at Lloyd's of London. He served as president of the Entomological Society from 1841 to 18 ...

* 1843–1844:

George Newport George Newport Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (4 February 1803, Canterbury – 7 April 1854, London) was a prominent English entomologist. He is especially noted for his studies utilizing the microscope and his skills in dissection. Biography ...

* 1845–1846:

* 1847–1848:

William Spence William Guthrie Spence (7 August 1846 – 13 December 1926), was an Australian trade union leader and politician, played a leading role in the formation of both Australia's largest union, the Australian Workers' Union, and the Australian Labor ...

* 1849–1850: George Robert Waterhouse * 1852–1853: John Obadiah Westwood * 1853–1854: Edward Newman * 1855–1856: John Curtis * 1856–1857:

* 1858–1859:

* 1860–1861:

* 1862–1863:

* 1864–1865:

Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1 September 1813 – 20 June 1893) was an English entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Biography He was born in Penzance, Cornwall and trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Appointed surgeon in the Nav ...

* 1866–1867: John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury * 1868–1869: Henry Walter Bates * 1870–1871:

Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural se ...

* 1874–1875:

* 1878: Henry Walter Bates * 1879–1880: John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury * 1881–1882: Henry Tibbats Stainton * 1883–1884:

Joseph William Dunning Joseph William Dunning (5 November 1833, Leeds – 15 October 1897, London) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Dunning was a notary. He wrote with A. W. Pickard ''An Accentuated List of the British Lepidoptera, with hints ...

* 1885–1886:

Robert McLachlan Robert McLachlan may refer to: * Robert McLachlan (cyclist) (born 1971), Australian cyclist * Robert McLachlan (cinematographer), Canadian cinematographer * Robert McLachlan (entomologist) (1837–1904), British entomologist * Robert Wallace McLa ...

* 1887–1888: David Sharp * 1889–1890:

Lord Thomas de Grey Walsingham Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham (29 July 1843 – 3 December 1919), of Merton Hall, Norfolk, was an English politician and amateur entomologist. Biography Walsingham was the son of Thomas de Grey, 5th Baron Walsingham, and Augusta-Louisa ...

* 1891–1892: Frederick DuCane Godman * 1893–1894: Henry John Elwes * 1895–1896: Raphael Meldola * 1897–1898:

Roland Trimen Roland Trimen Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (29 October 1840 in London – 25 July 1916 in London) was a British-South African Natural history, naturalist, best known for ''South African Butterflies'' (1887–89), a collaborative work wi ...

* 1899–1900:

George Henry Verrall George Henry Verrall (7 February 1848 – 16 September 1911) was a British horse racing official, entomologist, botanist and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Horse racing Verrall was born in Lewes, Sussex. Following education at ...

* 1901–1902:

William Weekes Fowler William Weekes Fowler (January 1849 – 3 June 1923 ) was an English clergyman and entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Biography Son of the Reverend Hugh Fowler, Vicar of Barnwood, Gloucestershire, Fowler was educated at Rugby School and ...

* 1903–1904:

* 1905–1906:

Frederick Merrifield Frederick Merrifield (1831 – 28 May 1924, Brighton) was an English barrister, entomologist and campaigner for women's suffrage. Merrifield was a London attorney and clerk to the County Council of East Sussex. An expert on Lepidoptera, he was e ...

* 1907–1908:

Charles Owen Waterhouse Charles Owen Waterhouse (19 June 1843 – 4 February 1917) was an English entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He was the eldest son of George Robert Waterhouse. Waterhouse was an Assistant Keeper at the Natural History Museum, Londo ...

* 1909–1910:

Frederick Augustus Dixey Frederick Augustus Dixey, FRS (9 December 1855 – 16 January 1935) was president of the Royal Entomological Society of London, and was a distinguished British entomologist. Frederick Dixey was educated at Highgate School from 1867 to 1874, and ...

* 1911–1912:

Francis David Morice Francis David Morice (23 June 1849 in St John's Wood – 21 September 1926 in Woking) was an England, English entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera. The Reverend Francis David Morice was a noted Theology, theologist, linguist, and classi ...

* 1913–1914: George Thomas Bethune-Baker * 1915–1916:

Nathaniel Charles Rothschild Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923), known as "Charles", was an English banker and entomologist and a member of the Rothschild family. He is remembered for The Rothschild List, a list he made in 1915 of 284 sites acro ...

* 1917–1918:

Charles Joseph Gahan Charles Joseph Gahan (20 January 1862 – 21 January 1939) was an Irish entomologist who specialized in beetles, particularly the Cerambycidae. He served as keeper at the department of entomology in the British Museum (Natural History) for thirt ...

* 1919–1920: James John Walker * 1921–1922: Lionel Walter Rothschild * 1923–1924: Edward Ernest Green * 1927–1928: James Edward Collin * 1929–1930: Karl Jordan * 1931–1932:

Harry Eltringham Harry Eltringham FRS (18 May 1873, South Shields – 26 November 1941, Stroud) was an English histologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Life He had been awarded a Master of Science (Cantab and Oxon) and a Doctor o ...

* 1933–1934:

* 1934–1935:

Sheffield Airey Neave Sheffield Airey Neave Order of St. Michael and St. George, CMG Order of the British Empire, OBE (20 April 1879 – 31 December 1961) was a British naturalist and entomologist. Neave was the grandson of Sheffield Neave, a governor of the Bank of En ...

* 1936–1937: Augustus Daniel Imms * 1938–1939:

John Claud Fortescue Fryer Sir John Claud Fortescue Fryer KBE FRS FRSE (13 August 1886 – 22 November 1948) was an English entomologist. He was president of the Royal Entomological Society from 1938 to 1939 and was a fellow of the Royal Society. Life He was born at T ...

* 1940–1941:

Kenneth Gloyne Blair Kenneth Gloyne Blair (22 December 1882 – 11 December 1952) was an English entomologist and coleopterist. He was president of the Royal Entomological Society in 1940 and 1941 and has two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Ea ...

* 1942–1943: Patrick Alfred Buxton * 1943–1944:

Edward Alfred Cockayne Edward Alfred Cockayne (3 October 1880 Sheffield – 28 November 1956) was an English physician specializing in pediatrics. He spent most of his medical career at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. Cockayne was born in ...

* 1945–1946:

Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter G.D. Hale Carpenter MBE (26 October 1882 in Eton, Berkshire – 30 January 1953 in Oxford) was a British entomologist and medical doctor. He worked first at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and in Uganda, on tse-tse flies an ...

* 1947–1948:

Carrington Bonsor Williams Carrington Bonsor Williams FRS (7 October 1889 – 12 July 1981) better known as C. B. Williams or just "C.B." to friends was an English entomologist and ecologist. He contributed to studies on insect migration, statistical approaches to ecolog ...

* 1949–1950:

Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth CBE FRS (17 April 1899 – 11 February 1994) was a British entomologist who made significant contributions to the field of insect physiology. He established the field in a textbook which was updated in a number o ...

* 1951–1952:

Norman Denbigh Riley Norman Denbigh Riley CBE (26 September 1890 London – 26 May 1979) was a British entomologist with a special interest in the Lepidoptera and in particular the Lycaenidae. For many years he was keeper of entomology at the British Museum. His f ...

* 1953–1954: Patrick Alfred Buxton * 1955–1956:

Wilfrid John Hall Wilfrid John Hall CMG MC (13 December 1892 – 13 January 1965) was a British entomologist. The son of John Richard Clark Hall, he was director of the Commonwealth Institute of Entomology 1946–1958, and president of the Royal Entomological Socie ...

* 1957–1958:

Owain Westmacott Richards Owain Westmacott Richards FRS (31 December 1901 – 10 November 1984) was a British entomologist and ecologist who worked as Professor of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College, London, based at Silwood Park, and an editor of the ''Jour ...

* 1959–1960: Boris Petrovitch Uvarov * 1961–1962:

George Copley Varley George Copley Varley (1910–1983) was a British entomologist and a pioneer in the studies of insect population dynamics and was the author of ''Insect Population Ecology'', an influential text. He was Hope Professor of Entomology at Oxford from ...

* 1963–1964:

* 1965–1966:

Eric Omar Pearson The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ai ...

* 1967–1968:

John Stodart Kennedy John Stodart Kennedy Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (19 May 1912 – 4 February 1993) was an American-born British entomologist. Kennedy was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA, the only son of James John Stodart Kennedy, an Anglo-Scott ...

* 1969–1970:

Howard Everest Hinton Howard Everest Hinton (24 August 1912 – 2 August 1977) was a British entomologist and Professor who studied beetles. Education and early life Howard Hinton grew up in Mexico and attended the University of California, Berkeley as an undergra ...

* 1971–1972:

Colin Gasking Butler Colin Gasking Butler OBE FRS (26 October 1913 – 4 January 2016) was a British entomologist who first isolated the pheromone, known as "queen substance", which attracts drones to queen bees. The son of a schoolmaster, Butler was born at Hors ...

* 1973–1974:

Anthony David Lees Anthony David Lees FRS (27 February 1917 – 3 October 1992) was a British entomologist. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lees, Anthony David Fellows of the Royal Society 1917 births 1992 deaths ...

* 1975–1976:

Donald Livingston Gunn Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

* 1977–1978:

John David Gillett John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

* 1979–1980:

Reginald Charles Rainey Reginald Charles Rainey OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil ...

* 1981–1982:

Helmut Fritz van Emden Helmut van Emden is Emeritus Professor of Horticulture at the University of Reading. He is known for work on insect-plant interactions in agroecosystems. Van Emden is a former President and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society Th ...

* 1983–1984: Sir Thomas Richard Edmund Southwood * 1985–1986:

Trevor Lewis Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish lan ...

* 1987–1988:

Victor Frank Eastop Victor Frank Eastop FLS FRESB (1924–2012) was a British entomologist. He was born in London, UK. He went to University of Reading but his time as an undergraduate was interrupted by four years in the RAF (1943–47) Back at Reading, he obta ...

* 1989–1990:

Jack P. Dempster Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

* 1991–1992: Sir Cyril Astley Clarke * 1993–1994:

Miriam Louisa Rothschild Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild (5 August 1908 – 20 January 2005) was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany. Early life Miriam Rothschild was born in 1908 in Ashton, North Northamptonshire ...

* 1995–1996: Richard Lane * 1997–1998: Walter M. Blaney * 1999–2000:

Roger L. Blackman Roger Laurence Blackman (24 July 1941 – 17 March 2022) was a British entomologist and former President of the Royal Entomological Society (1999–2000). He is particularly known for work on the evolutionary biology and ecology of Hemiptera ...

* 2001–2002: Michael Frederick Claridge * 2002–2004:

Christopher Peter Haines Christopher P. Haines is Emeritus Professor of Post-Harvest Technology at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich. Haines is a specialist on the ecology and management of pests of food commodities in tropical regions. Haines is a ...

* 2004–2006: Hugh David Loxdale * 2006–2008:

Jim Hardie Jim Hardie is an Emeritus Professor of Insect Physiology at Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history be ...

* 2008–2010:

Linda M. Field Linda M. Field FRES FRSB is a British scientist noted for her work on the insecticide mode of action and resistance. Biography Field was awarded a PhD on the molecular basis of insecticide resistance at Rothamsted Research in 1989. She beca ...

* 2010–2012:

Stuart Edward Reynolds Stuart Edward Reynolds FLS FRES (born 1949) is a British scientist known for his work on insect and microbes. Reynolds holds an Emeritus Chair at the University of Bath and is a past president of the Royal Entomological Society (2010–12). Ear ...

* 2012–2014:

Jeremy A. Thomas Jeremy Ambler Thomas OBE is a British ecologist noted for his work on the population, community, functional and evolutionary ecology of insects. Thomas is an emeritus professor of ecology and professorial fellow of New College, University of ...

* 2014–2016:

John A. Pickett John Anthony Pickett CBE DSC FRS One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (born 21 April 1945) is a British chemist who is noted for his work on insect pheromones. Pickett is Professor o ...

* 2016–2018:

Michael Hassell Michael Patrick Hassell (born 2 August 1942) is a British biologist, noted for his work in population ecology, especially in insects. He is a professor at Imperial College London. Hassell was born in Tel Aviv, the son of Albert and Ruth Hassell ...

* 2018–2020:

Chris D. Thomas Christian David Thomas (born 9 September 1959) is a past president of the Royal Entomological Society. He is also Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at the University of York. He completed his first degree (BA) in Ap ...

* 2020–2022:

Helen Roy Helen Elizabeth Roy, (born 6 November 1969) is a British ecologist, entomologist, and academic, specialising in aphids and non-native species. Since 2007, she has been a principal scientist and ecologist at the NERC's Centre for Ecology & H ...

* 2022- :

Jane Hill Jane Amanda Hill (born 10 June 1969 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is an English newsreader working for the BBC. She is one of the main presenters for BBC News, and is the main presenter on the '' BBC News at One'' and the '' BBC News at Five'', as w ...

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Insect Week

BHL
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Volume 1 of the ''Transactions''
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