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Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald
1868–1930
A leading English entomologist, he became especially known for his work on mosquitoes and other insects that mattered to farming and public health. His books joined careful science with practical advice, helping shape early economic entomology.
1 Audiobook
The Animal Parasites of Man
by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Max Braun, J. W. W. (John William Watson) Stephens, Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald
About the author
Born in Tooting on May 15, 1868, Frederick Vincent Theobald was an English entomologist who built a career around the study of insects and their effect on everyday life. He worked at the Natural History Museum in London, later became vice-principal of the South-Eastern Agricultural College at Wye in Kent, and also served as Professor of Agricultural Zoology at the University of London.
Theobald was widely respected as an authority on mosquitoes. He is best remembered for his large multi-volume study A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World and for his work as an advisory entomologist to the Board of Agriculture. Alongside mosquito research, he wrote on insect pests and beneficial insects, showing a strong interest in the practical side of zoology.
He died at Wye, Kent, on March 6, 1930. Today he is remembered as one of the early specialists who helped turn insect study into a field with clear importance for agriculture, disease control, and public policy.