Nathaniel Colgan [SEP] date of birth
Nathaniel Colgan
Nathaniel Colgan (1851 Dublin – 1919 Dublin) was a self-taught Irish naturalist primarily known for his botanical work.
Life.
Very little is known about Colgan's early life, but it is believed his parents may have been Nathaniel Watson Colgan and Letitia Phair. After leaving school, Colgan began work as a clerk in the Dublin Metropolitan Police Court and remained there until his retirement in 1916.
He began visiting Europe every summer from 1875, and these trips inspired many of the contributions to
- Part 19 Fish George Philip Farran (also worked on marine dredging)
- Part 20 Aves Richard John Ussher
- Part 21 Tunicata and Hemichorda George Philip Farran
- Part 22 Marine Mollusca Nathaniel Colgan.
- Part 23 Land and Fresh-water Mollusca Arthur Wilson Stelfox
- Part 24 Hymenoptera Claude Morley
- Part 25 Diptera Percy Hall Grimshaw online here
- Part 26 Lepidoptera William Francis de Vismes Kane
- Part 27 Neuroptera James Nathaniel Halbert (also worked on other insects (all orders)