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Walker, Francis © Senckenberg DEI, PSlg: 4355
Name: Walker, Francis sen.
Also known under: Tot
Date of birth: 1809-07-31
Place of birth: Southgate
Date of death: 1874-10-05
Place of death: Elm Hall, Wanstead, Essex
Gender: male
Professions: Entomologe
Akronyms: F.Walk.; F.Wlk.; Walk.
Collection: Die meisten Typen ex parte im Brit. Mus. (N.H.) London; ex parte (speziell Hymenoptera) im Hope Mus. Oxford. Coleoptera: Aphodiini im Brit. Mus. (N.H.) London; Ausbeute aus Ägypten, Syrien und Arabien ex parte via School of Medecine in Kairo vernichtet, Rest im Brit. Mus. (N.H.) London; Hinterlassene Sammlung (speziell Hemiptera und Hymenoptera) 1877 via J. C. Stevens/London verauktioniert. Eine 'F. Walker-Sammlung' (alle Insekten-Ordnungen, meist Nicht-Australier) befindet sich im Nat. Mus. Melbourne; Einige bengalische Typen in den Museen von Devon und Exeter.
Citations:

Anonym 1874: [Walker, F.] The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, Third Series, London 11, B15 10006, pp. 140-141

Anonym 1874: [Walker, F.] Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques, Paris 6, B15 10018, pp. 453

Anonym 1875: [Walker, F.] Le Naturaliste Canadien, Quebec 7, B15 10220, pp. 184

Anonym 1876: [Walker, F.] Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Toronto, B15 10221, pp. 22-24

Distant, W. L. 1907: [Walker, F.] Ins. Transvaal., pp. 197, Portr.

Emmrich, R. 2003: History of Auchenorrhyncha research in central Europe. [in englisch und deutsch], B15: A 2725, pp. Taf. 3

Essig, E. O. 1931: A History of Entomology. New York, Macmillan Company, VI+1-1029 S., B15: 4884, pp. 789-790

Evenhuis, N. L. 1997: Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758-1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). 1; 2 Leiden, Backhuys Publishers, VII+1-426; 427-871 S., B15:A2283:1,2, pp. 797-802, Portr. + Schr.verz.

Lizer y Trelles, C. A. 1947: I. Introduccion e historia de la entomologia. In: Curso de Entomologia. Publicación de extensión cultural y didáctica / Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales, Buenos Aires (No. 1), S. XVI+X+1-52, B15: 10466b, pp. 13

Menzel, F.; Mohrig, W. 2000: Revision der paläarktischen Trauermücken (Diptera: Sciaridae). Studia dipterologica, Supplement, Halle/Saale 6, S. 1-761, B15: 12148a, pp. 10 (nur Portr.)

Musgrave, A. 1932: Bibliography of Australian Entomology 1775 - 1930. Sydney, B15: 2154, pp. 334-336

Newman, E. 1874: [Walker, F.] The Canadian Entomologist, London 6, B15 10219, pp. 255-259

Newman, E. 1874: [Walker, F.] The Entomologist, Dorking 7, B15 10035, pp. 260-264

Osborn, H. 1937: Fragments of Entomological History Including Some Personal Recollections of Men and Events. 1 Columbus, Ohio, Published by the Author, 1-394 S., B15: 6024, pp. 28, Portr. (Taf. 9)

Osborn, H. 1952: A Brief History of Entomology Including Time of Demosthenes and Aristotle to Modern Times with over Five Hundred Portraits. Columbus, Ohio, The Spahr & Glenn Company, 1-303 S., B15: 6024a, pp. 232, Portr. (Taf. 2)

Saunders, S. S. 1874: [Walker, F.] (The) Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London for the Year ..., 1874, B15: 10001, pp. XXXVI-XXXVII

Strecker, H. 1878: Butterflies and Moths of North America., pp. 278, + Schr.verz.

Swainson, W. 1840: Bibl. Zool. Stuttgart, pp. 386

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