Adrian Hardy Haworth | |
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| Born | 19 April 1767 |
| Died | 24 August 1833 (1833-08-25) (aged 66) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Known for | Lepidoptera Britannica |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology,botany andcarcinology |
| Institutions | Göttingen University (Hon. DSc) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Haw.[1] |
Adrian Hardy Haworth (19 April 1767, inHull – 24 August 1833, inChelsea) was anEnglishentomologist,botanist andcarcinologist.
The younger son of Benjamin Haworth, of Haworth Hall and AnneBooth, he was educated atHull Grammar School and by tutors who steered him towards a career in the law. After inheriting the family estate, he devoted all his time tonatural history.
He married three times, firstly in 1792 to Elizabeth Sidney Cumbrey (died 1803), secondly in 1805 to Amy Baines (died 1813), and lastly in 1819 to Elizabeth Maria Coombs, who survived him. By his first wife, he left children from whom descend the Haworth-Booths.[2]
In 1792 he settled inLittle Chelsea,London,[3] where he metWilliam Jones (1750–1818) who was to have a great influence on him. He became a Fellow of theLinnean Society of London in 1798. His research work was aided by his use of the library and herbarium of his friendSir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) and regular visits to theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
His Yorkshire estate is now represented by Haworth Hall, in Beverley Road, Hull.
He was the author ofLepidoptera Britannica (1803–1828), the most authoritative work on British butterflies and moths untilHenry Tibbats Stainton'sManual in 1857. He was also acarcinologist, specialising inshrimp. He is responsible for the names of several taxa, including:
and named 22 newgenera of moths.[4]
The British entomologistJohn Curtis named amoth of the familyNoctuidae 1829 in honour of Adrian Hardy HaworthCelaena haworthii.
In 1812 he wrote the first paper in Volume 1 of theTransactions 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 theRoyal Entomological Society of London having been President of its predecessor. He was aFellow of theHorticultural Society and a Fellow of theLinnean Society.
His botanical contributions included the firstmonograph on the genusCrocus (1809).[5] The plant genusHaworthia is named after Adrian Hardy Haworth.
