Peter Cameron
1847–1912
Entomologist. Worked for turkey red cotton dyers in Glasgow and calico printers in Manchester. Then suffered ill health and unemployment before being awarded a grant from the Royal Society of London. Known for his work on Hymenoptera, including his Ray Society monograph on British phytophagous Hymenoptera (1882–92).
Sources
Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, January 1913, pp. 20–1
Gilbert 1977
Bibliography
Gilbert, Pamela. 1977. A compendium of the biographical literature on deceased entomologists. London: British Museum (Natural History).
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