Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe
1813–93
Entomologist. Surgeon in the Royal Navy until 1843; retired after inheriting property. Devoted himself to science, forming a large entomological collection, later given to the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. Although a believer in evolution, he persistently opposed the theory of natural selection.
Sources
R. Desmond 1994, DNB
Gilbert 1977.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
Gilbert, Pamela. 1977. A compendium of the biographical literature on deceased entomologists. London: British Museum (Natural History).
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