William Forsell Kirby (1844-1912) pioneering entomologists, folklorist, poet and linguist cognisant of ten languages, achieved academic success the hard way – initially pursuing part-time study while working as an assistant in a bookshop six days a week.
Author of 30 books and over 200 articles, he is today noted for his insect catalogues – his Synonymic Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera bringing him international fame as an entomologist – and for his translation of Finland’s epic Kalevala using the trochaic tetrameter of the original poem.
An account inspired by childhood memories of his orphaned granddaughter; compiled from a few family papers; publications; many letters now scattered across the globe in archival libraries; and illustrated with reproductions from the photograph album of his only son, William Egmont Kirby.
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