Frederick Bates (entomologist)

Frederick Bates (18 November 1829 – 6 October 1903) was a notable British brewer and entomologist, known for his substantial collection of Tenebrionoidea (Heteromera).[1][2] Frederick DuCane Godman purchased this collection of 22,390 specimens; the collection was subsequently sold to the Natural History Museum, London in 1881 and 1897.[1][3] Until the 1890s, he collected beetle specimens from Great Britain; this collection was later owned by Basil Samuel Williams (nephew of Benjamin Samuel Williams).[1] Bates managed the Eagle Brewery in Leicester before co-founding the Leicester Brewing & Malting Co. in June 1890.[3][4]

Frederick Bates
Born(1829-11-18)18 November 1829
Leicester, England
Died6 October 1903(1903-10-06) (aged 73)
Chiswick, England
NationalityBritish

Bates was born in Leicester on 18 November 1829 and died in Chiswick on 6 October 1903.[1]

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References
  1. "BATES, Frederick". Biographical Dictionary of British Coleopterists. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "Henry Walter Bates family document" (PDF). Natural History Biographies. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. John van Wyhe; Kees Rookmaaker, eds. (25 October 2013). Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191506871. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. Lesley Richmond; Alison Turton, eds. (1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719030321. Retrieved 1 September 2018.


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