Leonard Hugh Newman (1909-1993)


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Name (English): L. Hugh Newman
Short name: L. Hugh Newman
Year of birth: 1909
Year of death: 1993
Short Description: "Leonard Hugh Newman, (3 February 1909 - 23 January 1993) always known as L. Hugh Newman, was a British entomologist, author and broadcaster. He wrote many popular books on insects, especially butterflies and moths. With Peter Scott and James Fisher, he was a resident member of the team who presented "Nature Parliament" on BBC radio´s Children´s Hour in the 1950s. He ran a butterfly farm in Kent (which he inherited from his father), supplying among others Sir Winston Churchill, who bought many butterflies for his house at Chartwell. A collection of Newman´s entomological photographs is held by the library of the Natural History Museum in London" - (en.wikipedia.org 18.08.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/08/18]