1806
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According to Neave (1933), pp.1-2, the
Entomological Society of London was formed in 1806 as the successor to
a series of brief-lived entomological societies based in London dating back to 1745.
Neave (1933), p.1 indicates that the first
entomological society in the world was evidently the Aurelian Society of
London, which was already in existence in 1745. This society fell into
dormancy after a fire in 1748 destroyed the Library and records of the Society
(Neave (1933), pp.1-2).
According to Neave (1933), p.2, this was followed by
(a) the founding in 1762 of a second Aurelian Society, which evidently
survived only a few years, (b) the founding in 1780 of the
Society of Entomologists of London, which survived until 1782, August,
and (c) the founding in 1801 of a third Aurelian Society, which survived
until 1806, April, when it was dissolved and a new Society was formed from
the membership, entitled the Entomological Society (later called the
Entomological Society of London) that we are considering here.
Neave (1933), pp.2-3 indicates that the date of
cessation of this Society is problematic. After 1812, when the last of the
three parts of its [one-volume] Transactions had appeared, the
Society went into decline, and met only occasionally until 1822. At that point
several of the members of the Society set up another Society, the
Entomological Society of Great Britain, but did not dissolve the
Entomological Society of London, merely adjourning it for a year.
Neave (1933), p.5 notes that in 1824, most of the
members of the two latter societies joined with various members of the
Linnean Society of London to found the
Zoological Club of the Linnean Society of London, which later became the
Zoological Society of London.
Neave (1933), p.5 indicates that in 1826 another
entomological society was formed, the Entomological Club.
This Club began as a scientific society, and published the
Entomological Magazine (from 1832, September to 1838, October),
but later evolved into a dining club, which was evidently still in existence
at the time Neave wrote (1933).
Neave (1933), p.6 refers to the founding in 1833, May
of the second Entomological Society of London (which exists to this day
under the name of the Royal Entomological
Society).
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