James Thomson (entomologist)
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James Thomson was an American
entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
James Thomson was of independent means and for most of life lived in France
. His collection of Cerambycidae, Buprestidae, Cetoniinae and Lucanidae was eventually sold to René Oberthür
He was a Member of the Société entomologique de France
.
James Thomson is not to be confused with Carl Gustaf Thomson
(1824-1899) also an entomologist.
United States
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entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
James Thomson was of independent means and for most of life lived in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. His collection of Cerambycidae, Buprestidae, Cetoniinae and Lucanidae was eventually sold to René Oberthür
René Oberthür
René Oberthür was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.With his brother Charles Oberthür he worked in "Imprimerie Oberthür" the very successful printing business founded by his father François-Charles Oberthür....
He was a Member of the Société entomologique de France
Société entomologique de France
The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. It was founded in 1832.The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832...
.
James Thomson is not to be confused with Carl Gustaf Thomson
Carl Gustaf Thomson
Carl Gustaf Thomson was a Swedish entomologist.Thomson became a student in the University of Lund in 1843 , graduated in 1850 and became associate professor of zoology there in 1857...
(1824-1899) also an entomologist.
Works
Partial list- 1857 Monographie des Cicindélides ou, Exposé méthodique et critique des tribus, genres et espèces de cette famille par James Thomson Paris :J.-B. Baillière,1857 http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/7443
- 1859 Physis:Arcana Naturae ou Receuil d'Histoire Naturelle.Paris, chez J.B. Baillière et Fils, 1859. Frontispiece by Hercule NicoletHercule NicoletHercule Nicolet was a Swisslithographer and entomologist who specialized in Thysanura and Collembola.Hercule Nicolet was the son of Bénédict-Alphonse Nicolet .He was the business partner of Jean Coulin in lithographic firm of Hercule "Nicolet and Coulin fils", pressing the plates for Mémoires de...
- 1860 Essai d'une classification de la famille des Cérambycides et matériaux pour servir à une monographie de cette famille, Paris http://www.cerambycoidea.com/papersEl.asp?Lett=T
- 1864 Thomson, J. 1864. Systema Cerambycidarum ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. Mémoires of the Societe Royale des Sciences de Liège 19: 1-540.
- 1877 Typi cerambycidarum Musei Thomsoniani Paris, DeyrolleÉmile DeyrolleÉmile Deyrolle was a French naturalist and natural history dealer.in Paris.The business was originally owned by his naturalist grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Deyrolle who opened his shop in 1831 at 23, Rue de la Monnaie. Émile’s father Achille Deyrolle ran the business for many years. Émile took over...