Person Poulton; Sir; Edward Bagnall (1856 - 1943); zoologist Poulton Edward Bagnall Sir zoologist 1856 - 1943 British Male Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom 27 January 1856 18560127 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom 20 November 1943 19431120

56 Banbury Road in North Oxford, England, United Kingdom Wykeham House, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Zoologist Natural history Evolution Entomology Evolutionary biology Education: MA (Oxon) Career: Demonstrator in comparative anatomy (1876); Burdett-Coutts scholarship in geology (1878); Lecturer in Natual Science, Jesus and Keble colleges, Oxford (1880); Hope professor of zoology, Oxford (1893). Honours: Kt 1935 Memberships: FLS; FZS; FGS; Entomological Society of London; British Association Parents: William Ford Poulton, architect, and Georgina Selina Bagnall. Spouse: Emily Palmer, eldest daughter of George Palmer, biscuit manufacturer and Liberal member of parliament for Reading. Children: Two sons and three daughters. Distinguished as a Zoologist, especially for investigations upon the colours of insects. Remembered for aposematism, frequency-dependent selection, camouflage. Royal Society roles: VP 1909-1910 Medals and prizes: Darwin Medal 1914 Fellow 06/06/1889 33 Bartholomew Price Francis Galton George John Romanes Harold Baily Dixon Joseph Prestwich James Joseph Sylvester Isaac Bayley Balfour William Odling Robert Bellamy Clifton Augustus George Vernon Harcourt Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland John Burdon Sanderson Walsingham William Henry Flower Henry Nottidge Moseley Edwin Ray Lankester Raphael Meldola John Lubbock Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB vol 18 pp 721-727 Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1942-1944 vol 4 pp 655-680, plate, by G D Hale Carpenter References: A Cohen, 'Roland Trimen and the merope harem' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 205-218 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1944.0014 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Poulton%2C+Edward+Bagnall RCN 48377 RCN 48381 RCN 15014 RCN 48378 RCN 48355 27 Jan 1856 - 20 Nov 1943 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 21/05/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6974 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/12389273 fe8521dd-78a1-4fc6-a2dd-d6ffdca13d09