Alfred Philpott
New Zealand museum curator, entomologist, and writer

Alfred Philpott

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New Zealand museum curator, entomologist, and writer
A.K.A.
Philpott, A. Philpott, Alfred Philpot
Gender:
Male
Places:
New Zealand
Is:
ZoologistEntomologistWriterMuseum directorCuratorIllustratorScientific illustrator
Work field:
ArtsBiologyCreativityJournalismLiteratureScience
Birth:
15 December 1870(Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom)
Death:
24 July 1930(Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
Employers:
Southland Museum and Art Gallery
Southland Region, New Zealand
Cawthron Institute
Nelson City, Nelson Region, New Zealand
The Nelson Mail
New Zealand
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland Region, New Zealand
(1929 - 1930)
Awards:
Fellow of the Royal Entomological SocietyFellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiFellow of the New Zealand Institute
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Alfred Philpott (1870–1930) was a museum curator, entomologist and writer. He was born in Tysoe, Warwickshire, England in 1870. He became the first person to describe Zelleria maculata in 1930.