William Spence

William Kirby and William Spence (English) wrote An Introduction to Entomology (first edition in 1815).

William Kirby and William Spence (English)

William Kirby and William Spence (English) wrote An Introduction to Entomology (first edition in 1815).

Reverend William Kirby FRS FLS, who is often considered the “father” of entomology,

Linnaeus described many insects in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758 and Reverend William Kirby FRS FLS, who is often considered the “father” of entomology, published the first popular English language entomology book, Introduction to Entomology, which was first published in 1815.

William Kirby and fellow British entomologist William Spence

William Kirby and fellow British entomologist William Spence authored the four-volume An Introduction to Entomology: or Elements of the Natural History of Insects, considered the foundational work in the field of entomology.

Aristotle

Aristotle began Entomology from Greek (έντομο) entomo 'denoting an insect'

Publications

Publications Comstock published many articles including: Introduction to Entomology (1908).