William Francis de Vismes Kane (1840 – 1918) was an

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Born in

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, Devon Kane lived at Drumreaske House in

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. His mother was French. He was appointed Sheriff of Monaghan for 1865. Most of Kanes collecting was in Monaghan and at Favour Royal in

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but his collection contains insects from the entirety of Ireland. He also collected extensively in

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as well as maintaining an extensive collection of world butterflies. After 1901, Kane, a leisured country gentleman, suddenly gave up entomology and left Ireland, leaving his collection to the

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Works

*''A catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Ireland''. London.West Newman & Co.. 166pp. Fine coloured frontis of 15 varieties of Irish Lepidoptera. (1901) _ the third (and first comprehensive) catalogue of the Irish macrolepidoptera. *''European Butterflies'' Macmillan. 184pp. Some b/w photos(1885).

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*Anonym 1918: ane, W. F. V.- ''Ent. Rec. J. Var.'' 30 157 *Anonym 1919: ane, W. F. V.- ''Ent. News'' 30 209 *Edwards, S. 1918–1919: ane, W. F. de Vismes- ''Proc. Soc. London Ent. & N. H. Soc''. : 36 *Gardner, W. 1918: ane, W. F. V.- ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' (3) 54 254-255 *H. R. B. 1918: ane, W. F. V.- ''Ent.'' 51 240 1840 births 1918 deaths People from Exmouth High Sheriffs of Monaghan Irish entomologists {{entomologist-stub