Edward Newman (May 13, 1801 - June 12, 1876) was an English entomologist, botanist and writer. Newman was born in Hampstead into a Quaker family. Both his parents were keen naturalists, and he was further encouraged to take an interest in the natural world at his boarding school in Painswick.

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  • Edward Newman (May 13, 1801 - June 12, 1876) was an English entomologist, botanist and writer. Newman was born in Hampstead into a Quaker family. Both his parents were keen naturalists, and he was further encouraged to take an interest in the natural world at his boarding school in Painswick. He left school at sixteen to join his father's business in Guildford, moving to Deptford in 1826 to take over a rope-making business. Here he met many of the leading entomologists of the day, including Edward Doubleday, and was a founder member of the Entomological Club. In 1832 he was elected as editor of the club's journal, The Entomological Magazine, and the following year became a fellow of the Linnean Society and one of the founder members of the Entomological Society of London. In 1840 Newman was married and published the first edition of A History of British Ferns and Allied Plants. He became a partner in a firm of London printers, Luxford & Co., and became a printer and publisher of books on natural history and science. He later became the natural history editor of The Field, editor of The Zoologist and editor of The Entomologist. His books included Birds-nesting, New Edition of Montagu's Ornithological Dictionary, Illustrated Natural History of British Moths and Illustrated Natural History of British Butterflies . Newman's Attempted division of British Insects into natural orders. The Entomological Magazine 2: 379-431(1834) establishes many new families and is therefore an important work of scientific classification. Interestingly, Newman viewed the skeletons of Pterosaurs not as reptiles but as marsupial bats. This was based on earlier suggestions that some pterosaur fossils showed tufts of hair, which suggested they could not be typical cold blooded reptiles. As a result he published a reconstruction of pterosaurs as hairy animals in a 1843 edition of the Zoologist. This is, as far as is known, the first reconstruction of pterosaurs as hairy warm blooded creatures, which modern research suggests was actually the case. However they are now thought to be highly evolved and warm blooded reptiles and not marsupial bats. He argued, in this rather amusing article, that is was rather unlikely that his ideas were correct, since authorities like Georges Cuvier and William Buckland thought pterosaurs were reptiles, but, even so, it was still possible that the experts were wrong and he got it right. (en)
  • Edward Newman est un entomologiste, un botaniste et un écrivain britannique, né le 13 mai 1801 à Hampstead et mort le 12 juin 1876 à Peckham près de Londres. Ses parents, des quakers passionnés d’histoire naturelle, l’encourage dans son intérêt pour le monde naturelle. Il quitte l’école de Painswick à seize ans pour rejoindre l’entreprise paternelle de Guildford. Il part à Deptford en 1826 pour prendre une affaire de cordonnerie. L�, il rencontre de nombreux entomologistes dont Edward Doubleday et participe à la fondation de l’Entomological Club. En 1832, il est élu au poste d’éditeur du journal du club, The Entomological Magazine. L’année suivante, il devient membre de la Société linnéenne de Londres et l’un des fondateur de la Société entomologique de Londres.En 1840, Newman se marie et fait paraître la première édition d’A History of British Ferns and Allied Plants. Il devient un associé d’une entreprise d’impression de Londres, Luxford & Co. Il devient imprimeur et fait paraître des livres d’histoire naturelle et de sciences. Il devient l’un des plus importants éditeurs dans ce domaine avec la parution de The Field, de The Entomologist, il est coéditeur de The Zoologist. Parmi ses livres, il faut citer Birds-nesting, New Edition of Montagu's Ornithological Dictionary, Illustrated Natural History of British Moths et Illustrated Natural History of British Butterflies .Il définit, dans sa publication de 1834, “Attempted division of British Insects into natural orders”, de nombreuses familles d’insectes et marque une étape importante dans leur classification. (fr)
  • Edward Newman (13 de mayo 1801 - 12 de junio 1876) fue un entomólogo, botánico y escrito inglés. Newman nace en Hampstead, en una famiia cuáquera. Ambos padres tenían aficción naturalista, y se fue enriqueciendo su interés en el mundo natural, ya en su escuela de Painswick. Deja la escuela a los dieciseis años para entrar en los negocios en Guildford, y se mudan a Deptford en 1826 para seguir con la confección de ropa. Allí ubica a entomólogos líderes, incluyendo a Edward Doubleday, y fue miembro fundador del "Club Entomológico". En 1832 fue elegido como editor de la revista del club, La Revista de Entomología, y al año siguiente es miembro de la Sociedad linneana de Londres, y uno de los fundadores de la "Sociedad Entomológica de Londres". En 1840 se casa; y publica la primera edición de Historia de los Helechos Británicos y Plantas Asociadas. Se asocia en una firma de imprenteros de Londres, Luxford & Co., y se hace impresor y editor de libros de historia natural y de ciencia. Es editor de The Field, editor de The Zoologist, editor de The Entomologist. (es)
  • Edward Newman (* 13. Mai 1801 in Hampstead, England; † 12. Juni 1876) war ein englischer Entomologe, Botaniker und Schriftsteller. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Newman“. (de)
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  • Edward Newman (May 13, 1801 - June 12, 1876) was an English entomologist, botanist and writer. Newman was born in Hampstead into a Quaker family. Both his parents were keen naturalists, and he was further encouraged to take an interest in the natural world at his boarding school in Painswick. (en)
  • Edward Newman est un entomologiste, un botaniste et un écrivain britannique, né le 13 mai 1801 � Hampstead et mort le 12 juin 1876 � Peckham près de Londres. Ses parents, des quakers passionnés d’histoire naturelle, l’encourage dans son intérêt pour le monde naturelle. (fr)
  • Edward Newman (13 de mayo 1801 - 12 de junio 1876) fue un entomólogo, botánico y escrito inglés. (es)
  • Edward Newman (* 13. Mai 1801 in Hampstead, England; † 12. Juni 1876) war ein englischer Entomologe, Botaniker und Schriftsteller. (de)
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  • Edward Newman (fr)
  • Edward Newman (es)
  • Edward Newman (de)
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