A. Maitland Emmet
| Arthur Maitland Emmet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 July 1908 West Hendred, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 3 March 2001 (aged 92) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater |
Sherborne School University College, Oxford |
| Known for | Micro-moths |
| Awards | Stamford Raffles Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Lepidopterist |
| Institutions | St Edward's School, Oxford |
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Maitland Emmet MBE (15 July 1908 – 3 March 2001) was an amateur entomologist and a former schoolmaster who taught Latin, English and Ancient Greek. He was a former president of the British Entomological and Natural History Society, a former president of the Amateur Entomologists' Society, and a vice-president of the Royal Entomological Society, having been elected a fellow of that society in 1984. Among other positions held in relation to his entomological work are:
During his life, Maitland Emmet became one of Britain's leading specialists in the microlepidoptera, as well as a classical scholar.
Born in the vicarage at West Hendred, Oxfordshire, the son of a clergyman, he went to Sherborne School and University College, Oxford. He was given a butterfly net for his thirteenth birthday and searching his school grounds for butterflies caught a comma (1921), the first Dorset record since the 19th century. While studying greats at Oxford he was interested in rowing, learnt to fly and bought a government surplus biplane. As a master at St Edwards School, Oxford he revived the field club which reignited his interests in British Lepidoptera. He served during the war in Burma with the 6th Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and was awarded an MBE.
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