William Francis de Vismes Kane
Deceased Person
1840 – 1918
Who was William Francis de Vismes Kane?
William Francis de Vismes Kane was an Irish entomologist
Born in Exmouth, Devon Kane lived at Drumreaske Housein Monaghan. His mother was French. He was appointed Sheriff of Monaghan for 1865.
Most of Kanes collecting was in Monaghan and at Favour Royal in County Tyrone but his collection contains insects from the entirety of Ireland. He also collected extensively in Europe 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 National Museum of Ireland.
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