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1865–1939
A lively early entomologist and naturalist, he helped shape the study of insects in Ireland and wrote popular science books that brought insect life to a wider audience.
Born in Peckham, London, in 1865, George Herbert Carpenter was a British naturalist and entomologist whose work centered on insects, arachnids, zoogeography, and economic zoology. He studied at King's College London, earned a science degree from the University of London, and later received a Doctor of Science degree from Queen's University Belfast.
After early work at the South Kensington Museum, he moved to Dublin in 1888 to become Assistant Naturalist at the Museum of Science and Art. He spent many years building its natural history collections, took an active role in the Dublin Naturalists' Field Club, and in 1892 co-founded The Irish Naturalist, which he edited until 1922. From 1904 to 1922 he was professor of zoology at the Royal College of Science for Ireland.
Alongside many journal articles and contributions to the Encyclopædia Britannica, he wrote several books, including Insects: Their Structure & Life, The Life-story of Insects, Insect Transformation, and The Biology of Insects. He died in Belfast on January 22, 1939. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the pages reviewed, so none is included here.