| Authorised form of name | Kirby; William (1759 - 1850) |
| Dates | 1759 - 1850 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Witnesham, Suffolk, England |
| Date of birth | 19 September 1759 |
| Date of death | 04 July 1850 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Entomology |
| Activity | Education:
Ipswich School (1767-1776); Caius College, Cambridge. BA (1781), MA (1815)
Career:
Ordained Deacon (1782); ordained priest (1783); Curate of Coddenham and Barham, Suffolk (1782-1797); Vicar of Barham, Suffolk (1782-to his death in 1850); Rural Dean of Claydon; founded the order 'Strepsitera' in a paper to the Linnean Society (1811); wrote 'Introduction to entomology' with William Spence (1815); wrote 'Habits and instincts of animals' as a Bridgewater treatise (1830); died of old age
Memberships:
FLS (one of the first); Entomological Society (Honorary President 1837)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/03/1818 |
| Relationships | Son of William Kirby of Witnesham Hall, Suffolk; nephew of John Joshua Kirby (FRS 1767); married 1) (1784) Sarah Ripper (died 1814); 2) (1816) Charlotte Rodwell |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1850 No 76 pp 1023-1026
References:
W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179
Notes:
'Saml Carlisle' is Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle |
| Code | NA7469 |
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