William Francis de Vismes Kane

William Francis de Vismes Kane (1840 – 1918) was an Irish entomologist

Born in Exmouth, Devon Kane lived at Drumreaske House in 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.

Works
  • A catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Ireland. London.West Newman & Co.. 166pp. Fine coloured frontis of 15 varieties of Irish Lepidoptera. (1901) _ the third (and first comprehensive) catalogue of the Irish macrolepidoptera.
  • European Butterflies Macmillan. 184pp. Some b/w photos(1885).

Arms
Coat of arms of William Francis de Vismes Kane
Notes
Confirmed by John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms,30 December 1863.[1]
Crest
A naked arm embowed Proper charged with an estoile Gules and holding in the hand a sword also Proper.
Escutcheon
Gules three fishes hauriant Argent on the centre chief point an estoile Or.
Motto
(This Hand For My Country)

References
  1. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. G". National Library of Ireland. p. 61. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

Sources
  • Anonym 1918: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Ent. Rec. J. Var. 30 157
  • Anonym 1919: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Ent. News 30 209
  • Edwards, S. 1918–1919: [Kane, W. F. de Vismes] - Proc. Soc. London Ent. & N. H. Soc. : 36
  • Gardner, W. 1918: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 54 254-255
  • H. R. B. 1918: [Kane, W. F. V.] - Ent. 51 240


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