John Abbot (entomologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Abbot (entomologist)

British born, American entomologist, ornithologist and scientific illustrator

Date of Birth: 31-May-1751

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1840

Profession: zoologist, artist, illustrator, ornithologist, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Abbot (1751—c.?1840) was an American naturalist and artist.
He was the first artist in the New World to create an extensive series of insect drawings and to show insects in all stages of development.
In addition to more than 3000 insect illustrations, he also produced drawings of birds and plants.
To facilitate his work he collected a great number of insects and reared thousands more.
He was considered one of the best insect illustrators of his era and his art and insect collections were sold to an eager market in London.



Alternative names	J. A.; Abbot
Description	British-American naturalist and painter
Date of birth/death	31 May 1751	December 1840
Location of birth/death	London	Bulloch County
Authority control	: Q303380 VIAF: 74922285 ISNI: 0000 0001 1770 7668 ULAN: 500031468 LCCN: n82249900 Botanist: Abbot WorldCat