John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. Born in Sheffield, he studied to be a lawyer but abandoned that for his scientific interests. He became a curator and later professor at Oxford University, having been nominated by this friend and patron the Reverend Frederick William Hope, whose donation was the basis of the Hope Collection at Oxford. He was also a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.

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  • John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. Born in Sheffield, he studied to be a lawyer but abandoned that for his scientific interests. He became a curator and later professor at Oxford University, having been nominated by this friend and patron the Reverend Frederick William Hope, whose donation was the basis of the Hope Collection at Oxford. He was also a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Westwood was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and president of the Entomological Society of London (1852-1853).
  • John Obadiah Westwood war ein englischer Entomologe, Archäologe und Illustrator. Er galt als einer der bedeutendsten Entomologen seiner Zeit und war bekannt für seine kunstvollen entomologischen Illustrationen.
  • John Obadiah Westwood est un entomologiste et un archéologue britannique, né le 22 décembre 1805 à Sheffield et mort le 2 janvier 1893 à Oxford. Il étudie d’abord le droit avant de se consacrer à ses passions, notamment l’histoire naturelle. Il devient conservateur puis professeur à Oxford où il a été appelé par son ami, le révérend Frederick William Hope (1797-1862) et dont les collections personnelles seront à l’origine de la fameuse collection Hope d’Oxford. Westwood est membre de la Société linnéenne de Londres et président de la Société entomologique de Londres. Il est lauréat de la Royal Medal en 1855.
  • John Obadiah Westwood (ur. 22 grudnia 1805 w Sheffield, zm. 2 stycznia 1893) – angielski entomolog i archeolog, pamiętany również za talent artystyczny. Początkowo studiował prawo, ale porzucił studia na rzecz innych zainteresowań. Był kustoszem a później profesorem na Uniwersytecie Oksfordzkim, dzięki nominacji Fredericka Williama Hope'a. Był członkiem Londyńskiego Towarzystwa Linneuszowego i przewodniczącym Królewskiego Towarzystwa Entomologicznego (Royal Entomological Society of London).
  • John Obadiah Westwood foi um entomologista e arqueólogo inglês. Foi membro da Sociedade Linneana de Londres e presidente da Real Sociedade Entomológica de Londres (1852-1853). An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families, Volume 1 (1839) An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families, Volume 2 (1840)
  • Файл:John Obadiah Westwood. jpg John Obadiah Westwood Джон Уествуд (John Obadiah Westwood; — крупный английский энтомолог.
  • John Obadiah Westwood, född 22 december 1805 i Sheffield, Yorkshire, död 2 januari 1893 i Oxford, var en engelsk naturforskare, en av sin samtids mest framstående entomologer. Westwood utnämndes 1861 till zoologi professor i Oxford. Sedan 1872 var han hederspresident i Entomological society i London. Westwoods entomologiska arbeten (redan 1862 uppgick deras antal till 378) utgörs vanligen av förträffliga monografier över en mängd insektsläkten och familjer. 1855 fick han en av Royal societys kungliga guldmedaljer. Westwood författade även flera skrifter på det arkeologiska området.
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  • John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. Born in Sheffield, he studied to be a lawyer but abandoned that for his scientific interests. He became a curator and later professor at Oxford University, having been nominated by this friend and patron the Reverend Frederick William Hope, whose donation was the basis of the Hope Collection at Oxford. He was also a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
  • John Obadiah Westwood war ein englischer Entomologe, Archäologe und Illustrator. Er galt als einer der bedeutendsten Entomologen seiner Zeit und war bekannt für seine kunstvollen entomologischen Illustrationen.
  • John Obadiah Westwood est un entomologiste et un archéologue britannique, né le 22 décembre 1805 à Sheffield et mort le 2 janvier 1893 à Oxford. Il étudie d’abord le droit avant de se consacrer à ses passions, notamment l’histoire naturelle. Il devient conservateur puis professeur à Oxford où il a été appelé par son ami, le révérend Frederick William Hope (1797-1862) et dont les collections personnelles seront à l’origine de la fameuse collection Hope d’Oxford.
  • John Obadiah Westwood (ur. 22 grudnia 1805 w Sheffield, zm. 2 stycznia 1893) – angielski entomolog i archeolog, pamiętany również za talent artystyczny. Początkowo studiował prawo, ale porzucił studia na rzecz innych zainteresowań. Był kustoszem a później profesorem na Uniwersytecie Oksfordzkim, dzięki nominacji Fredericka Williama Hope'a.
  • John Obadiah Westwood foi um entomologista e arqueólogo inglês. Foi membro da Sociedade Linneana de Londres e presidente da Real Sociedade Entomológica de Londres (1852-1853). An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families, Volume 1 (1839) An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families, Volume 2 (1840)
  • Файл:John Obadiah Westwood. jpg John Obadiah Westwood Джон Уествуд (John Obadiah Westwood; — крупный английский энтомолог.
  • John Obadiah Westwood, född 22 december 1805 i Sheffield, Yorkshire, död 2 januari 1893 i Oxford, var en engelsk naturforskare, en av sin samtids mest framstående entomologer. Westwood utnämndes 1861 till zoologi professor i Oxford. Sedan 1872 var han hederspresident i Entomological society i London. Westwoods entomologiska arbeten (redan 1862 uppgick deras antal till 378) utgörs vanligen av förträffliga monografier över en mängd insektsläkten och familjer.
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