Talk:Thomas Herbert Elliot Jackson

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Did you know... that Kenyan coffee farmer "Pinkie" Jackson amassed Africa's largest collection of native butterflies?

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 00:56, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Kenyan coffee farmer "Pinkie" Jackson amassed Africa's largest collection of native butterflies? Source: "Jackson's collection had grown to be one of the largest assemblages of African butterflies anywhere, and certainly the largest on that continent." from page 133 of: Carcasson, R.H.; Clench, H.K. (1969). "Thomas Herbert Elliot Jackson (1903- 1968)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 23 (2): 131–134.
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5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:33, 10 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

: Article has been expanded fivefold, is over the required lengh and is well written and sourced. Hook is interesting and is supported by the source provided. QPQ included, good to go. Kosack (talk) 05:52, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edwards ID and Stempffer species

Hi Dumelow, just leaving these 2 queries here in case anyone cares to look further...

Edwards

The first RH Carcasson piece (btw how does it work that he wrote it 1967 when Jackson died 1968?) says "In 1928 he took part in the British Museum Ruwenzori Expedition with T. W. Edwards, the dipterist..."

The second (written 1969) appears updated and says "In 1935 he took part in the British Museum Ruwenzori expedition, with the dipterist T. W. Edwards..."

So the years have been changed. Maybe it is also possible that "dipterist T. W. Edwards" is an error. It could be F W ie Frederick Wallace Edwards of the British Museum? His article suggests he was in Kenya and Uganda (1934).

Stempffer named Spalgis jacksoni for him? (I'm guessing the species on Henri Stempffer named by Jackson 1962 is THE Jackson). JennyOz (talk) 14:23, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks JennyOz, I don't really know on the journal dating and I can only assume they printed their issues after the cover date and the obituary was slipped in as an additional page. You can see the page in its original context here. Good spot on the expedition dates, I've corrected to 1935 as in the later publication. I think you are right on "F.W", the British Museum Annual Report for 1925 has "Dr. F. W. Edwards and Dr. G. Taylor left England on 28 September on an expedition to explore the plants and insects of Mount Ruwenzori and other mountain regions in East Africa.". I haven't been able to find a mention for 1928 or 1935, so either both dates are wrong or it was a later expedition. I'll change the article to link F.W. Edwards. I haven't been able to find anything on the naming of Spalgis jacksoni but it seems a fair assumption - Dumelow (talk) 07:49, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Dumelow for research, edits and reply. I had no idea where to start looking. Great compromise! JennyOz (talk) 09:50, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]