Henry Walter Bates

Henry Walter Bates FRS FLS FGS (8 February 1825 in Leicester – 16 February 1892 in London) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace, starting in 1848. Wallace returned in 1852, but lost his collection on the return voyage when his ship caught fire. When Bates arrived home in 1859 after a full eleven years, he had sent back over 14,712 species (mostly of insects) of which 8,000 were (according to Bates, but see Van Wyhe) new to science. Bates wrote up his findings in his best-known work, The Naturalist on the River Amazons.

For other people named Henry Bates, see Henry Bates (disambiguation).

Henry Walter Bates
Born(1825-02-08)8 February 1825
Leicester, Leicestershire
Died16 February 1892(1892-02-16) (aged 67)
London
Resting placeEast Finchley Cemetery, London
Known forAmazon voyage
Batesian mimicry
SpouseSarah Ann Mason
AwardsPresident of the Entomological Society of London, fellow of the Linnaean Society, and of the Royal Society
Scientific career
FieldsMimicry, natural history, geography
InstitutionsRoyal Geographical Society, London
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