''The Irish Naturalist'' was a

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that was published in Dublin, Ireland, from April 1892 until December 1924.

History

The journal owed its establishment to the efforts of several leading Dublin

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s, notably George H. Carpenter and R. M. Barrington. The first editors were Carpenter and

Robert Lloyd Praeger Robert Lloyd Praeger (25 August 1865 – 5 May 1953) was an Irish naturalist, writer and librarian. Biography Early life and education From a Unitarian background, he was born and raised in Holywood, County Down; he had four brothers and a ...

, of the

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. The journal was supported by a number of societies, including the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, the Dublin Microscopical Club, the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, and the Dublin Naturalists' Field Club. ''The Irish Naturalist'' was published for 33 years and contained in total over 3000 pages. The journal ceased publication in December 1924. It had been having some financial problems, but the final blow came when Carpenter took up his appointment to the keepership of the Manchester Museum in 1923.Irish Naturalists
/ref> The journal was succeeded in 1925 by the ''

Irish Naturalists' Journal The ''Irish Naturalists' Journal'' () is a scientific journal covering all aspects of natural history. It has been published since 1925. It was preceded by ''The Irish Naturalist'' (1892−1924). References External links *''The Irish Natura ...

''.

Contributors

Among notable contributors to ''The Irish Naturalist'' were: *

George James Allman George James Allman Fellow of the Royal Society of London, FRS Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (181224 November 1898) was an Irish ecologist, botanist and zoologist who served as Emeritus Professor of Natural History at Edinburgh ...

* Gerald Edwin Hamilton Barrett-Hamilton *

Alfred Cort Haddon Alfred Cort Haddon, Sc.D., FRS, FRGS FRAI (24 May 1855 – 20 April 1940) was an influential British anthropologist and ethnologist. Initially a biologist, who achieved his most notable fieldwork, with W. H. R. Rivers, Charles Gabriel Selig ...

* Maxwell Henry Close *

Annie Massy Annie Letitia Massy (29 January 1868 – 17 April 1931) was a self-taught marine biologist, ornithologist, and an internationally recognised expert on molluscs, in particular cephalopods. She was one of the founders of the BirdWatch Ireland, Iri ...

* Amy Warren

References

External links

About the Irish Naturalists' Journal
Detailing a brief history of ''The Irish Naturalist''
The Irish Naturalist
Digital versions of the journal in

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Contributors

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