James Allen Harker FLS (31 July 1847 – 19 December 1894) was an English entomologist, professor of natural history at the

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from 1881 until his death. He was a fellow of the

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from 1883. He was also a sometime correspondent of

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. He married in 1885 Lizzie Watson. Their sons were

Oswald Allen Harker Brigadier Oswald Allen Harker CBE (1886–1968), known as Jasper Harker, was Acting Director General of MI5 from 1940 to 1941. Background Oswald Allen Harker was born in Cirencester in 1886, the son of James Allen Harker, a professor at the Roy ...

CBE (1886–1968) and

Arthur William Allen Harker Arthur William Allen Harker (7 September 1890 – 23 January 1960) was a British soldier who served in both World Wars, and in the latter was a Brigadier in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. He was the son of James Allen Harker, professor at ...

CBE (1890-1960). He died in 1894. After his death his widow had a successful career as an author.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen Harker, James 1847 births 1894 deaths Fellows of the Linnean Society of London