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Keeper of Entomology, Natural History Museum

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The Keeper of Entomology was an entomological academic position within the Natural History Museum, London. The Keeper of Entomology served as the head of the Department of Entomology within the Museum. Originally, the post ranked as an Assistant Keeper to the Keeper of Zoology, known as the Assistant Keeper in Charge of Insects but reorganisation in 1913 saw entomology get its own department. Both are listed below:

Assistant Keepers in Charge of Insects

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Keepers of Entomology

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The Department of Entomology was merged with the Departments of Zoology and Botany in 2012 to form the Department of Life Sciences.

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