History
It was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of London, a specialist scholarly society for the scientific study of insects; Peter Roget and Charles Darwin were members
It amassed a Library and a museum of specimens
Its Treasurer for several years was Samuel Stevens, founder of the Natural History Agency
It became the Royal Entomological Society in 1933 and is now based in St Albans
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What was reforming about it?
It was one of the first specialist scientific societies
Where in Bloomsbury
Its foundation meeting was held at the British Museum on 12 May 1833; its first President was John George Children
Thereafter i t met at Old Bond Street until 1852, when it moved to 12 Bedford Row
In 1875 it left Bloomsbury again for Chandos Street and various other locations, moving in 1920 to Queen’s Gate, south-west London, where it remained until 2007
It is now in St Albans
Website of current institution
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Books about it
S. A. Neave, The History of the Entomological Society of London, 1833–1933 (1933)
There is a more recent account of its history by Brian O. C. Gardiner, ‘A Short Account of the Royal Entomological Society and of the Progress of Entomology in Great Britain (1833–1999)’, in Simon Fenwick, A Guide to the Archives of the Royal Entomological Society (2002)
Archives
Its extensive and important records, an invaluable resource for historians of entomology, are kept on site in St Albans; details of access are available online via the Society’s Library website (opens in new window)
There is a published guide: Simon Fenwick, A Guide to the Archives of the Royal Entomological Society (2002)
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