Walter Edward Collinge

Walter Edward Collinge FSA FES FLS (18671947) was a British zoologist and museum curator.[1] He is notable for his academic work on terrestrial isopoda and economic biology.[2]

Dr.

Walter Edward Collinge

FSA FES FLS
Born1867
Huddersfield, England
Died24 November 1947
York, England
OccupationZoologist
Museum curator
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
Academic work
DisciplineZoology
Sub-disciplineIsopoda
Ornithology
Institutions
  • University of St. Andrews
  • Birmingham University
  • Yorkshire Museum

Early life and education

Collinge was born in Huddersfield. He undertook his first degree at Leeds University before becoming a demonstrator in zoology at the University of St Andrews in 1891.[3]

Career

Collinge was a lecturer in zoology and comparative anatomy at Birmingham University when it was founded in 1900.[3] From 1915–1919 he returned to St. Andrew's as the Carnegie Research Fellow at the Gatty Marine Laboratory.[3] He became Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum in March 1921 and stayed in this post until his retirement in March 1941.[1][3][4] During his tenure at the Yorkshire Museum, Collinge devoted much of his academic attention to the economic aspects of ornithology.[2]

Collinge was a member of many learned societies. He was a member of the British Numismatic Society,[5] a 'foreign member' of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, joint secretary of the Association of Economic Biologists,[6] and a member of the British Ornithologists' Union.[2] He was a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, the Linnean Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Publications

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References

  1. Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. pp. 116–117.
  2. "Obituaries: Walter Edward Collinge, 1867–1947". International Journal of Avian Science. 90 (3): 476. 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1948.tb01708.x.
  3. "Obituary- Walter Edward Collinge, 1867–1947". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 28 (1): 3. 1949.
  4. "Obituary; Dr. Walter E Collinge, 1867–1947". Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. 12 April 1948. p. 7.
  5. "List of Members" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 19: 309–323. 1927–1928.
  6. Collinge, W. E. (1913). The Food of Some British Wild Birds: A Study in Economic Ornithology.
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