Henry Walter Bates ( 1825 - 1892 )

Birth: Leicester, England (08 February 1825) Death: London (16 February 1892) Research Field: Entomology Career: Apprenticed to a hosier in Leicester; travelled to the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace (FRS 1893) (1848); returned to England (1859); published 'Naturalist on the River Amazons' (1863); died of bronchitis Memberships: FLS; FGS; Membership: Fellow Election Date: 2/06/1881.