Roland Trimen
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Roland Trimen FRS
(October 29, 1840 London
— July 25, 1916 London
) was a British
-South Africa
n entomologist, best-known for South African Butterflies (1887–89), a collaborative work with Colonel James Henry Bowker
.
Trimen arrived at the Cape in 1859, taking up a post in the Auditor-General's office in Cape Town
and then transferred to the office of the Colonial Secretary. In 1872 he became curator of the South African Museum in Cape Town, succeeding Edgar Leopold Layard
. He attended the international congress on Phylloxera
in Bordeaux
in 1880. Failing health caused him to resign his position at the South African Museum in 1893.
Trimen won the Darwin Medal
of the Royal Society
in 1910 and was the director of the South African Museum of Cape Town
. Trimen was born the son of Richard and Mary Ann Esther Trimen and was the elder brother of Henry Trimen
, botanist and director of the botanical gardens at Peradeniya
, Ceylon.
Royal Society
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(October 29, 1840 London
London
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— July 25, 1916 London
London
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) was a British
United Kingdom
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-South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n entomologist, best-known for South African Butterflies (1887–89), a collaborative work with Colonel James Henry Bowker
James Henry Bowker
Colonel James Henry Bowker , was a South African naturalist and soldier. He was co-author with Roland Trimen of South African Butterflies ....
.
Trimen arrived at the Cape in 1859, taking up a post in the Auditor-General's office in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and then transferred to the office of the Colonial Secretary. In 1872 he became curator of the South African Museum in Cape Town, succeeding Edgar Leopold Layard
Edgar Leopold Layard
Edgar Leopold Layard CMG, FZS, MBOU was a British naturalist mainly interested in ornithology. Born in Florence, Italy, to a family of Huguenot descent, he was the sixth son of Henry Peter John Layard of the Ceylon Civil Service with his wife Marianne,...
. He attended the international congress on Phylloxera
Phylloxera
Grape phylloxera ; originally described in France as Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called phylloxera is a pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America...
in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
in 1880. Failing health caused him to resign his position at the South African Museum in 1893.
Trimen won the Darwin Medal
Darwin Medal
The Darwin Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every alternate year for "work of acknowledged distinction in the broad area of biology in which Charles Darwin worked, notably in evolution, population biology, organismal biology and biological diversity". First awarded in 1890, it was created in...
of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1910 and was the director of the South African Museum of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. Trimen was born the son of Richard and Mary Ann Esther Trimen and was the elder brother of Henry Trimen
Henry Trimen
Henry Trimen was a British botanist. He named several plants in the Dipterocarpaceae family.He was born in Paddington, London, England, the son of Richard and Marinne Trimen and the younger brother of entomologist Roland Trimen...
, botanist and director of the botanical gardens at Peradeniya
Peradeniya
Peradeniya is a town of about 50,000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road connecting Kandy and Colombo, just a few kilometres west of Kandy....
, Ceylon.
External links
- http://www.iziko.org.za/sam/muse/hist/trimen.htm