John Henry Leech

Deceased Person

1862 – 1900

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Who was John Henry Leech?

John Henry Leech was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.

His collections from China, Japan and Kashmir are in the Natural History Museum, London.These contain also insects from Morocco, the Canary Islands and Madeira.

He wrote British Pyralides and Butterflies from China, Japan and Corea, three volumes.

He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and of the Entomological Society of London, a Member of the Societe Entomologique de France, and of the Entomological Society of Berlin.

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Born
Dec 5, 1862
Also known as
  • 約翰·里奇
Died
1900

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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