Henry John Elwes ( 1846 - 1922 )

Birth: 16 May 1846 Death: Colesbourne, Gloucestershire (26 November 1922) Research Field: Ornithology, entomology Education: Eton Career: Entered Scots Fusilier Guards (1865); retired as Captain (1870); his first article was published in the Ibis (1869); collected birds, butterflies and moths on his travels; presented his collection of Lepidoptera to the British Museum; later concentrated on collecting plants, including the Galanthus Elwesii, a snowdrop from Smyrna named after him (1874); British representative at the Botanical and Horticultural conferences, Amsterdam (1877) and St Petersburg (1884); scientific member of Embassy to Tibet (1886), which never entered Tibet; co-wrote 'Trees of Great Britain and Ireland' (published 1906-1913) Memberships: FLS; FZS; Royal Entomological Society (President 1893-1894); Horticultural Society Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/06/1897.