William Kirby

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Entomological_Society_of_America
gptkb:Linnean_Society_of_London
gptkb:British_Natural_History_Society
Society_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Spence
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1759-12-24
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Kirby_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Natural History
gptkbp:contribution Classification of insects
gptkbp:deathDate 1850-12-04
gptkbp:field Entomology
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Kirby
gptkbp:inception gptkb:Entomological_Society_of_London
gptkbp:influence Bioinformatics
Conservation biology
Environmental science
Evolutionary biology
Genetics
Molecular biology
Paleontology
Systematics
Phylogenetics
Biogeography
Biodiversity studies
Ecological studies
Public understanding of science
Citizen science initiatives
Entomological research
Modern entomology
Entomological education
Taxonomic research
Scientific communication.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_De_Geer
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:knownFor Entomology
gptkbp:legacy Kirby’s_classification_system
Kirby’s_contributions_to_taxonomy
Kirby’s_influence_on_future_entomologists
Kirby’s_law
Kirby’s_writings_on_insects
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Introduction to Entomology
gptkbp:occupation Naturalist
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Transactions_of_the_Entomological_Society
gptkb:The_Journal_of_Entomology
gptkb:The_Entomologist's_Monthly_Magazine
gptkbp:researchFocus Insect ecology
Insect behavior
Insect anatomy
Insect classification
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Kirby
gptkbp:wrote A Treatise on Insects