Edward Caldwell Rye (1832–1885) was an English entomologist.
Life edit
The eldest son of Edward Rye, a London solicitor with background in Norfolk, he was born at Golden Square on 10 April 1832. His siblings were Maria (b. 1829), Elizabeth (b. 1830), Edward (b. 1832), George (b. 1834), Mary Ann (b. 1837), Charles (b. 1840), Walter (b. 1843), Clara Louise (b. 1843), Clara Louisa (b. 1846) and Francis (b. 1848).[1]
He was educated at King's College School, then, rather than going into his father's business, he concentrated on natural history, especially entomology.[2]
Rye became librarian of the Royal Geographical Society and was a constant contributor to The Field. For some years he was honorary secretary of the geographical section of the British Association. He died of smallpox on 7 February 1885, aged 52.[2]
Works edit
Rye collected English coleoptera, to knowledge of which he added many species. He was the author of British Beetles (1866), was co-editor of the Entomologists' Monthly Magazine, and for several years was editor of the Zoological Record.[2]
Family edit
Rye married in 1867 Isabella Sophia Waterhouse, daughter of the naturalist George Robert Waterhouse. They had four children.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ The Herald and Genealogist. 1874. p. 413. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Foote, Yolanda. "Rye, Edward Caldwell". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24406. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Rye, Edward Caldwell". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.