Dru Drury

Dru Drury (4 February 1725 – 15 December 1803) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He received specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and he is best known for his book Illustrations of natural history which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with most of the copperplate engravings done by Moses Harris.

Dru Drury
From Jardine's The Naturalist's Library
Born4 February 1724
Wood Street, London, England
Died15 December 1803
Turnham Green, London, England
SpouseEsther Pedley
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.