95px|Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards (1827–1891) was an English-born stage actor, writer and
expert in the science of insects who gained fame in Australia, San
Francisco, and New York City for his theatre work. Edwards was drawn to
the theatre early in life, and he appeared in amateur productions in
London. After sailing to Australia, Edwards appeared professionally in
Shakespearean plays and light comedies, primarily in Melbourne and
Sydney. Throughout his childhood in England and his acting career in
Australia, he was greatly interested in collecting insects, and the
National Museum of Victoria used the results of his Australian
fieldwork as part of the genesis of their collection. After writing a
series of influential studies on butterflies and moths on the West
Coast of the United States, he was elected a life member of the
California Academy of Sciences. Relocating eastward, a brief time spent
in Boston theatre led to a connection to Wallack's Theatre and further
renown in New York City. There, Edwards edited three volumes of the
leading insect journal Papilio and published a major work on the life
of the butterfly. His large collection of insect specimens served as
the foundation of the American Museum of Natural History's butterfly
and moth studies. (more...)
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