Abel Ingpen (20 May 1796 in Chelsea – 14 September 1854) was an

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entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

who specialised in

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...

. He is best known as the author of ''Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells'' (published by J. Bulcock in 1827 at London). A second edition “edited, with considerable corrections and additions” of this work was published by W. Smith also at London in 1839. Abel Ingpen was an original Member of the

Entomological Society of London The Royal Entomological Society is a learned society devoted to the study of insects. It aims to disseminate information about insects and to improve communication between entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological S ...

, a Member of the

Microscopical Society of London The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) is a learned society for the promotion of microscopy. It was founded in 1839 as the Microscopical Society of London making it the oldest organisation of its kind in the world. In 1866, the Society gained it ...

and an Associate Member of the

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. He died of

cholera Cholera () is an infection of the small intestine by some Strain (biology), strains of the Bacteria, bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea last ...

References

*Anonym, 1855 ngpen, A. ''Proc. Linn. Soc. London'', London 2:425-426 *

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, 1855 ngpen, A. ''Trans. Ent. Soc. London'' (2), Journ. Proc., London 3 854-18565

*Salmon, M. A. 2000: The Aurelian Legacy. ''British Butterflies and their Collectors''. Martins, Great Horkesley : Harley Books : 143-144.

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