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Henry John Elwes

Elwes

English botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, collector and traveller (1846-1922).

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Member Of

Royal Society
(6/3/1897 - )
Start Time
: 6/3/1897

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

5/16/1846
1846

Date of Death

11/26/1922

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Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
(6/3/1897 - )
Start Time
: 6/3/1897
Victoria Medal of Honour
(1897)
Point in Time
: 1897

Occupation

Botanist
Entomologist
Lepidopterist
Ornithologist
Botanical Collector
Scientific Collector

Educated At

Eton College

Given Name

Henry
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:1
John
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:2

Place of Birth

Cheltenham

Place of Death

Cheltenham

Name in Native Language

Henry John Elwes

Field of Work

Botany
Entomology

Position Held

President of the British Ornithological Union
(1921 - 1922)
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:6
Replaces
:
William Eagle Clarke
Replaced By
:
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
Start Time
: 1921
End Time
: 1922

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom

Student

Has Works in the Collection

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Child

Mother

Family Name

Elwes

Sex or Gender

Male

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Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
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Margaret Susan Lowndes-Stone-Norton
(1871 - )
End Time
: unknown value
Start Time
: 1871
Unnamed
: 1922
John Henry Elwes
Mary Bromley
Mary De La Beche Nicholl
Henry Cecil Elwes
Susan Margaret Elwes