Accession No

6768

Brief Description

box of slides that belonged to entomologist Dr. Colin G. Johnson, English, 20th to 21st Century

Origin

England

Maker

Johnson, Colin G.

Class

natural history; demonstration

Earliest Date

1961

Latest Date

2021

Inscription Date

Material

glass; paper

Dimensions

[glass plate] length 107mm, width 81mm, height 1mm; length 82mm, width 80mm, height 1mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by a relative of Colin Johnson in March 2021.

Inscription

Description Notes

Box of slides that belonged to entomologist Dr. Colin G. Johnson, English, 20th to 21st Century.

A total of 139 glass plates, in two different sizes, used for teaching and demonstrating entomological studies. They are accompanied by 18 photograph prints, developed from the glass slides. An envelope of 'Pioneer watch mainspring' contains two pieces of butterfly wings.

References

Events

Description
Colin G. Johnson (1943-2021) was a British entomologist who specialised in beetles. He worked at the Department of Entomology at the Manchester Museum for more than 40 years, where he greatly contributed to the taxonomy of beetles (order Coleoptera), especially the difficult categories. Beginning his career as an assistant of Alan Brindle, Johnson worked his way up and retired in 2003 as the Keeper of the Entomology Department, but kept working on the taxonomic research. During his long career in the Manchester Museum, he had collaborated with coleopterists across the globe, exchanging specimens and adding a large collection. A 405 new taxa of beetles, including new genera and species, previously poorly represented and catalogued, was brought to sight because of him.

These glass slides were used for teaching and demonstrating entomological studies.
23/11/2022
Created by: Guey-Mei Hsu on 23/11/2022

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