Frederick Vincent Theobald
Frederick Vincent Theobald FES (15 May 1868 – 6 March 1930) was an English entomologist and "distinguished authority on mosquitoes". During his career, he was responsible for the economic zoology section of the Natural History Museum, London, vice-principal of the South-Eastern Agricultural College at Wye, Kent, Professor of Agricultural Zoology at London University, and advisory entomologist to the Board of Agriculture for the South-Eastern district of England. He wrote a five volume monograph and sixty scientific papers on mosquitoes. He was recognised for his work in entomology, tropical medicine, and sanitation; awards for his work include the Imperial Ottoman Order of Osmanieh, the Mary Kingsley Medal, and the Victoria Medal of Honour, as well as honorary fellowships of learned societies.
Frederick Vincent Theobald FES | |
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| Born | 15 May 1868 Tooting, Surrey |
| Died | 6 March 1930 (aged 61) Wye, Kent |
| Education | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | • A Monograph of the Culicidae, or Mosquitoes (five vols, 1901–1910) • The Insect and Other Allied Pests of Orchard, Bush and Hothouse Fruits and their Prevention and Treatment (1909) • A Text-book of Agricultural Zoology (1913) • The Plant Lice or Aphididae of Great Britain (three vols, 1926–1929) |
| Awards | Imperial Ottoman Order of Osmanieh, Mary Kingsley Medal, Victoria Medal of Honour, Grande Médaille Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology, tropical medicine, and sanitation |