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Dr.
Walter Edward Collinge
FSA FES FLS
Born19 April 1867
Huddersfield, England
DiedNovember 24, 1947(1947-11-24) (aged 80)
York, England
Occupation(s)Zoologist
Museum curator
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
Academic work
DisciplineZoology
Sub-disciplineIsopoda
Ornithology
Institutions
  • University of St. Andrews
  • Birmingham University
  • Yorkshire Museum

Walter Edward Collinge FSA FES FLS (19 April 1867–24 November 1947)[1] was a British zoologist and museum curator.[2] He is notable for his academic work on terrestrial isopoda and economic biology.[3]

Early life and education

Collinge was born in Huddersfield. He undertook his first degree at Leeds University before becoming a demonstrator in zoology at the University of St Andrews in 1891.[4]

Career

Collinge was a lecturer in zoology and comparative anatomy at Birmingham University when it was founded in 1900.[4] From 1915–1919 he returned to St. Andrew's as the Carnegie Research Fellow at the Gatty Marine Laboratory.[4] He became Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum in March 1921 and stayed in this post until his retirement in March 1941.[2][4][5] During his tenure at the Yorkshire Museum, Collinge devoted much of his academic attention to the economic aspects of ornithology.[3]

Collinge was a member of many learned societies. He was a member of the British Numismatic Society,[6] a 'foreign member' of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, joint secretary of the Association of Economic Biologists,[7] and a member of the British Ornithologists' Union.[3] He was a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, the Linnean Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Publications

  • Collinge, W. E. 1896 The Skull of the Dog: A Manual for Students with a Glossary of Osteological Terms. London.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1902. "On the non-operculate land and fresh-water molluscs collected by the members of the "Skeat expedition" in the Malay Peninsula, 1899-1900", Journal of Malacology 9(3).
  • Collinge, W. E. 1908. Report on the injurious insects and other animals observed in the Midland counties during 1904-07. Birmingham, Cornish bros.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1912. Second report on economic biology. Birmingham, The Midland Educational.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1913. The Food of some British Wild Birds: A Study in Economic Ornithology. London.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1915. "Description of a new Genus and Species of Terrestrial Isopoda from British Guiana", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 32 (220), 509–511 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1915.tb01872.x
  • Collinge, W. E. 1934. "On a Roman Phalera Found near Malton". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1934). 3–4.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1935. "On Some Spoon-shaped Fibulae in the Yorkshire Museum and Elsewhere". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1935). 1–4.
  • Colling, W. E. 1935. "On a Roman memorial stone in the Yorkshire Museum. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1935). 5-6.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1935. "Woodlice, their Folk-Lore and Local Names", The North-Western Naturalist 10. 19–21.

References

  1. ^ From paper archive in the Yorkshire Museum
  2. ^ a b Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. pp. 116–117.
  3. ^ a b c "Obituaries: Walter Edward Collinge, 1867–1947". International Journal of Avian Science. 90 (3): 476. 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1948.tb01708.x.
  4. ^ a b c d "Obituary- Walter Edward Collinge, 1867–1947". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 28 (1): 3. 1949.
  5. ^ "Obituary; Dr. Walter E Collinge, 1867–1947". Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. 12 April 1948. p. 7.
  6. ^ "List of Members" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 19: 309–323. 1927–1928.
  7. ^ Collinge, W. E. (1913). The Food of Some British Wild Birds: A Study in Economic Ornithology.
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