James Allen Harker Explained

James Allen Harker FLS (31 July 1847 – 19 December 1894) was an English entomologist, professor of natural history at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, Gloucestershire from 1881 until his death.^[1]

He was a fellow of the Linnean Society from 1883. He was also a sometime correspondent of Charles Darwin.^[2]

He married in 1885 Lizzie Watson. Their sons were Oswald Allen Harker CBE (1886–1968) and Arthur William Allen Harker CBE (1890-1960). He died in 1894. After his death his widow had a successful career as an author.

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers, Ray Desmond – Proceedings of the Linnean Society, 1894, pp. 32-33.
2. Web site: Darwin Correspondence Project » Namereg: 2122 . Darwinproject.ac.uk . 2015-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907014938/http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/person/namedef-2122 . 2015-09-07 . dead .