About: William Watkins (entomologist)

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William Watkins (1849–1900) was an English entomologist. He was an insect dealer who began trading exotic butterflies in 1874 in Eastbourne. In 1879 established a natural history supplies and specimen dealership and moved to 36 The Strand, London, in partnership with Arthur Doncaster, and the dealership became . The partnership was dissolved after only a year but the business retained his name. In 1937 ownership passed to Frederick Metté an expert on bird eggs.

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  • William Watkins (1849–1900) was an English entomologist. He was an insect dealer who began trading exotic butterflies in 1874 in Eastbourne. In 1879 established a natural history supplies and specimen dealership and moved to 36 The Strand, London, in partnership with Arthur Doncaster, and the dealership became . The partnership was dissolved after only a year but the business retained his name. In 1937 ownership passed to Frederick Metté an expert on bird eggs. (en)
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  • William Watkins (1849–1900) was an English entomologist. He was an insect dealer who began trading exotic butterflies in 1874 in Eastbourne. In 1879 established a natural history supplies and specimen dealership and moved to 36 The Strand, London, in partnership with Arthur Doncaster, and the dealership became . The partnership was dissolved after only a year but the business retained his name. In 1937 ownership passed to Frederick Metté an expert on bird eggs. (en)
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  • William Watkins (entomologist) (en)
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