L. G. O. Woodhouse Explained
| L. G. O. Woodhouse |
| Order: | 18th |
| Office: | Surveyor General of Ceylon |
| Term Start: | 1937 |
| Term End: | 1943 |
| Predecessor: | G. K. Thornhill |
| Successor: | R. J. Johnston |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1888 |
| Death Date: | 31 March 1965 |
| Death Place: | Sussex, England |
| Birthname: | Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse |
Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse (22 February 1888 – 31 March 1965) was an English civil servant and naturalist who was the 18th Surveyor General of Ceylon.[1] He was appointed in 1937, succeeding G. K. Thornhill, and held the office until 1943. He was succeeded by R. J. Johnston.[2]
As an amateur lepidopterist, he was among the first to document the butterflies of Sri Lanka.[1]
Bibliography
- Book: Woodhouse . L. G. O. . The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon . 1950 . Ceylon Government Press . Colombo, Ceylon . 4100749 . 133 .
- Woodhouse . L. G. O. . Observations on Species of Nacaduba Moore, and Some Other Lycaenidae from Ceylon . Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy . March 1947 . 16 . 1-2 . 3–9 . 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1947.tb00838.x.
Notes and References
- Book: Pethiyagoda . Rohan . Pearls, Spices, and Green Gold: An Illustrated History of Biodiversity Exploration in Sri Lanka . 2007 . WHT Publications . 223 . 9 February 2024 . en.
- Web site: History . Survey Department of Sri Lanka . 14 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416050210/http://www.survey.gov.lk/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=55&lang=en . 16 April 2014 .
