George Herbert Carpenter
George Herbert Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1865 |
| Died | 1939 (aged 73–74) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology, natural history |
| Institutions | Museum of Science and Art, Dublin |
George Herbert Carpenter (1865–1939) was a British naturalist and entomologist, born in the Peckham district of southeast London in 1865, and died in Belfast on 22 January 1939. His main interests were in the study of insects and arachnids, zoogeography, and economic zoology. In addition to numerous contributions to scientific journals and Encyclopædia Britannica, he authored five books.