Kirby, William Forsell

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W. F. Kirby

(1844–1912)

An English entomologist. He worked at the museum of the Royal Dublin Society and, from 1879, in the natural-history collections of the British Museum. His scientific work included the study and classification of insects. Read Notes on Modern Egyptian Theosophy to the British Theosophical Society on 2 April 1882; H. P. Blavatsky annotated its publication. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 6:169-170)

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• CTD article in Russian: Кирби, Уильям Форселл

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Mentioned in: Footnotes to Notes on Modern Egyptian Theosophy (BCW 6:169-170)

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