John O. Westwood

John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University. He was a natural theologian, staunchly anti-Darwinian, and sometimes adopted a quinarian viewpoint. Although he never travelled widely, he described species from around the world on the basis of specimens, especially of the larger, curious, and colourful species, obtained by naturalists and collectors in England.

John Obadiah Westwood
Westwood, c. 1850
Born(1805-12-22)22 December 1805
Sheffield, England
Died2 January 1893(1893-01-02) (aged 87)
Oxford, England
NationalityEnglish
Known forEntomology, insect illustrations
AwardsRoyal Medal (1855)
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