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Thomas Vernon Wollaston

Thomas Vernon Wollaston

T. Vernon Wollaston

naturalist · entomologist · writer

Main article Wollaston (Thomas Vernon) English naturalist who visited the Madeira archipelago four times between 1847 and 1855, collecting insects and molluscs and publishing major works on them.

English naturalist who visited the Madeira archipelago four times between 1847 and 1855, collecting insects and molluscs and publishing major works on them, including Insecta Maderensia; his count of 176 Madeiran snail species was adopted by the Elucidário.

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2Chronology

  1. T. Vernon Wollaston made his first visit to the Madeira archipelago.

  2. T. Vernon Wollaston's Insecta Maderensia was published in London.

  3. In the summer T. Vernon Wollaston made his last visit to the archipelago.

3Places mentioned

Abroad

Map: Selvagens (2)
  1. 1Savage Islands
  2. 2British Museum

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