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Edward Bevan
1770–1860
A London-born physician with a lasting place in beekeeping history, he is best remembered for clear, early writing on the honey bee. His work helped make the study of bees more accessible to readers in the 19th century.
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The Honey-Bee: Its Natural History, Physiology and Management
by Edward Bevan
About the author
Born in London on July 8, 1770, Edward Bevan became an English physician and apiarist. He was raised partly in Hereford after losing his father early in life, and that connection with Hereford remained important throughout his long life.
He is best known for The Honey Bee; Its Natural History, Physiology, and Management, first published in 1827 and later enlarged in a revised edition. The book earned him a reputation as an important early writer on bees, combining practical observation with scientific curiosity in a way that appealed to both working beekeepers and general readers.
Bevan died in Hereford on January 31, 1860. Reliable sources found here confirm his standing as both a physician and a notable apiarist, but I did not find a clearly usable portrait image on the pages available, so no profile image is included.