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Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald
1868–1930
An English entomologist best remembered as a leading authority on mosquitoes, he helped turn insect study into practical science for agriculture and public health. His work linked careful observation in the lab and field with real-world problems farmers and doctors needed to solve.
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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 on 15 May 1868, Frederick Vincent Theobald was an English entomologist whose name became closely associated with the study of mosquitoes. He worked in the economic zoology section of the Natural History Museum in London and later held important posts at the South-Eastern Agricultural College at Wye, Kent, including vice-principal. He also served as Professor of Agricultural Zoology at the University of London.
Theobald was known for applying entomology to practical problems. He advised on agricultural pests and became especially respected for his research on mosquitoes, at a time when their role in spreading disease was of growing scientific importance. His major scholarly achievement was the multi-volume A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World, a substantial reference work based on collections gathered from many parts of the world.
He died on 6 March 1930. Today, he is remembered as a scientist who helped shape economic entomology and whose mosquito research made him one of the notable insect specialists of his era.