Anthony Valletta, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Anthony Valletta

Maltese Natrulist

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1908

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1988

Profession: naturalist, zoologist, entomologist

Nationality: Malta

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Anthony Valletta (21 December 1908 – 8 December 1988 in Birkirkara, Malta) was a well known educationalist, lepidopterist and naturalist.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society The Birkirkara Primary School was named after him.
He has written several books on nature in the Maltese Islands, such as Know the Trees and Know the Birds.
He also discovered a sub-species of moth which has been named after him - Pterolonche vallettae (Amsel, 1955 [1]).
His collection of butterflies and insects was the largest in Malta.
He was one of the first people in Malta to start a public consciousness to protect the island's environmental heritage.
He was a headmaster at three state schools, Luqa, Ghaxaq and Birkirkara and later an inspector of government schools for the Department of Education.