Person Newstead; Robert (1859 - 1947); entomologist Newstead Robert entomologist 1859 - 1947 British Male Swanton Abbott, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom 11 September 1859 18590911 17/02/1947 19470217

Entomologist Entomology Archaeology Education: MSc (Liverpool) Career: Worked as a labouring gardener after leaving school aged 10; print worker; telegraphist; gardener to Osten Walker, naturalist (1883); Grosvenor Museum, Chester, Curator; studied Coccidae or scale insects establihsing his reputation as an entomologist; published a book on the British Coccidae (1902) with help of a grant from the Royal Society secured by Sir Edward Poulton FRS which allowed him to travel to collect material; assistant to Eleanor Omerod pioneer of agricultral entomology; Lecturer in Medical and Economic Parasitology, Professor of Tropical Diseases, University of Liverpool. Hon Curator, Chester Archaeological Society. Memberships: FLS (1902) Fellow 02/05/1912 52 Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman Joseph Reynolds Green John Kirk Edward Bagnall Poulton Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer Patrick Manson David Sharp Sidney Frederic Harmer Arthur Everett Shipley George Henry Falkiner Nuttall William Abbott Herdman Charles Scott Sherrington Victor Horsley Rubert Boyce Ronald Ross Received a grant from the Royal Society to facilitate collection of material for publication of his monograph on British Coccidae in 1900, facilitated by Sir Edward Poulton FRS. Donated the proof copy of his original illustrations for this work to the Royal Society in 1946, the year before his death, they remain in the archie see MS/53 Ronald Ross; [Rubert Boyce]; C S Sherrington; W A Herdman; G H F Nuttall; A E Shipley; S F Harmer; D Sharp; Patrick Manson; E B Poulton; John Kirk; J R Green; S M Copeman; E A Schafer; Victor Horsley Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1952-1953 vol 8 pp 549-553, plate, by J W Munro 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.1953.0016 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6222 11 Sep 1859 - 17 Feb 1947 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 14/05/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update.portrait NA8047 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 14/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45084095 8e7c4019-1c05-4a01-b00f-1616d5d14113