Ray Shannon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Shannon

New Zealand lepidopterist and collector (1917-2008)

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1917

Date of Death: 07-Jun-2008

Profession: engineer, lepidopterist, entomologist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Raymond Thomas (Ray) Shannon (1 July 1917 – 7 June 2008) was a New Zealand butterfly collector who at one point had New Zealand's largest collection in private hands.
His collecting began while on military service in WWII in the Solomon Islands, and continued for over fifty years.
On his death his specimens were donated to the Auckland Museum.