William John Lucas

William John Lucas FRES (1858-1932) was a British entomologist.

William John Lucas
Born1858
Died1932
Occupationteacher, entomologist

Lucas was educated at a grammar school in Oxford and went to the University of London. He became a teacher at Tiffin Boys School in Kingston upon Thames and he was appointed Lecturer in Nature Study to the Surrey County Council.[1]

In 1898 Lucas was elected a fellow of the Entomological Society of London.[2]

He was an authority on British Orthoptera, Odonata and Neuroptera. In his ‘’British Dragonflies’’, published 1900 he described 39 British species. The book contained coloured plates. “For many years this was the only book available” for students of British dragonflies.[3]

In 1901 Lucas joined the editorial panel of ‘’The Entomologist.’’ [4]

He was a member of the council of the Entomological Society from 1904 to 1906,[5] he was president of the South London Entomological Society and vice-president of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.[6]

Lucas did not only publish important works, with plates, painted by himself, “he was also a great teacher, and stimulated younger workers unstintingly.”[7]

Bibliography

Among the publications of William John Lucas are:

  • Lucas, William John (1900). British Dragonflies (Odonata). London: L. Upcott Gill. OCLC 1064822186 (all editions).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)[8]

Footnotes
  1. Harvey, Gilbert & Martin (1996), p. 124.
  2. "Fellows". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London: xvii. 1901.
  3. Gambles (1976), p. 5.
  4. "Vol. 34". The Entomologist: i. 1901; he was still an editor in 1922 (see: "Vol. 55". The Entomologist: i. 1922).
  5. "Officers and Council for the session 1906-1907". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London: v. 1906.
  6. Harvey, Gilbert & Martin (1996), p. 5.
  7. Gambles (1976), p. 7.
  8. review of Lucas 1900 in The Zoologist 4th series, vol. 4, issue 704 (February, 1900), p. 89/90.

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