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29-603: The Royal Entomological Society is a learned society devoted to the study of insects . It aims to disseminate information about insects and to improve communication between entomologists . The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of London . It had many antecedents beginning as the Society of Entomologists of London . The foundation of the society began with a meeting of "gentlemen and friends of entomological science", held on 3 May 1833 in

58-496: A particular subject or discipline, provided they pay their membership fees. Older and more academic/professional societies may offer associateships and/or fellowships to fellows who are appropriately qualified by honoris causa , or by submission of a portfolio of work or an original thesis. A benefit of membership may be discounts on the subscription rates for the publications of the society. Many of these societies award post-nominal letters to their memberships. The membership at

87-523: A substantial contribution to entomology, through publications or other evidence of achievement. Applications are referred to a Committee of Council, who then forward a recommendation to Council. Fellows are entitled to make use of the title "Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society" and the suffix "FRES" may be regarded as an academic qualification. The RES gives out awards to recognise contribution to entomology. These include: On

116-486: Is the improvement and diffusion of entomological science. This is achieved through publications, scientific meetings, supporting and funding entomological expeditions, and public events. The society maintains an entomological library at its headquarters in St Albans , UK. and convenes over 15 special interest groups, covering a range of scientific fields within entomology. With the support of over 60 partner organisations,

145-732: The American Association for the Advancement of Science , specific to a given discipline, such as the Modern Language Association , or specific to a given area of study, such as the Royal Entomological Society . Most are either specific to a particular country (e.g. the Entomological Society of Israel ), though they generally include some members from other countries as well, often with local branches, or are international, such as

174-605: The British Museum convened by Nicholas Aylward Vigors with the presidency of John George Children . Those present were the Reverend Frederick William Hope , Cardale Babington , William Yarrell , John Edward Gray , James Francis Stephens , Thomas Horsfield , George Thomas Rudd and George Robert Gray . Letters of Adrian Hardy Haworth , George Bennett and John Curtis were read where they expressed their regrets to be unable to attend

203-969: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions or the Regional Studies Association , in which case they often have national branches. But many are local, such as the Massachusetts Medical Society , the publishers of the internationally known The New England Journal of Medicine . Some learned societies (such as the Royal Society Te Apārangi ) have been rechartered by legislation to form quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations . Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election. Some societies offer membership to those who have an interest in

232-1166: The World Association in Economics is free of cost. Following the globalization and the development of information technology, certain scholarly societies—such as the Modern Language Association—have created virtual communities for their members. In addition to established academic associations, academic virtual communities have been so organized that, in some cases, they have become more important platforms for interaction and scientific collaborations among researchers and faculty than have traditional scholarly societies. Members of these online academic communities, grouped by areas of interests, use for their communication shared and dedicated listservs (for example JISCMail ), social networking services (like Facebook or LinkedIn ) and academic oriented social networks (like Humanities Commons, ResearchGate , Mendeley or Academia.edu ). Edward Wesley Janson Edward Wesley Janson (14 March 1822 - 14 September 1891)

261-481: The sociology of science argue that learned societies are of key importance and their formation assists in the emergence and development of new disciplines or professions. In the form of professional associations, they can assist in the creation of pathways to leadership. The World Association in Economics provides help to the members of the WAE on the following issues: Societies can be very general in nature, such as

290-447: The task of maintaining of the relations with continental entomologists. The society started to assemble a library, an early addition being the personal library of Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833), purchased by John Obadiah Westwood (1805–1893) on behalf of the society. The insect collection also increased. In September 1834, the society numbered 117 honorary members and 10 full members. Women were allowed membership and benefited from

319-408: The Royal Entomological Society. The society's patron was Her Majesty The Queen and its vice-patron is The Earl of Selborne . The society is governed by its council, which is chaired by the society's president, according to a set of by-laws. The members of council, the president and the other officers are elected from the society's fellowship and membership. The aim of the Royal Entomological Society

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348-580: The Society's librarian until 1874. In 1852 he started a natural history business, Janson & Sons, selling books and specimens. He also became a publisher, first initiating the Journal of Entomology (published by Taylor and Francis in 14 parts from 1862-1866), then Cistula Entomologica (29 parts, from 1869–1885). He also published a volume of British Beetles in 1863, with illustrations from John Curtis ' British Entomology . Janson also assembled

377-560: The foundation of the Entomological Society in 1833 William Kirby was made Honorary Life President and Stylops melittae (then known as Stylops kirbyi ) was adopted as the society's symbol. The seal was first used for a letter by the society to William Kirby, which was signed by the President and 30 members in 1836 to thank him for presenting the society with a cabinet containing his entire insect collection. William Kirby

406-736: The foundation of the society was more probably on 22 May 1833, when the members met in Thatched House Tavern, on St James's Street. During this meeting, George Robert Waterhouse (1810–1888) was elected librarian and curator of the insects and records. As of this meeting, foreign honorary members were elected: Johann Cristoph Friedrich Klug (1775–1856), Wilhem de Haan (1801–1855), Victor Audouin (1797–1841), Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst (1777–1857), Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), Carl Eduard Hammerschmidt (1800–1874) and Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy (1798–1867). William Blandell Spence (1813–1900) received

435-452: The meeting. They decided that a society should be created for the promotion of the science of entomology in its various branches and it should be called the Entomological Society of London. J. G. Children, F. W. Hope, J. F. Stephens, W. Yarrell and G. Rudd were elected to form a committee, with G. R. Gray as secretary. J. G. Children became the first president and William Kirby (1759–1850) was made honorary president for life. The real date of

464-593: The most recent volumes including colour photographs. In recent years, new volumes in the series have been published by Field Studies Council , and benefit from association with the AIDGAP identification guides and Synopses of the British Fauna . In 2023 the society announced a new publishing partnership with CABI for the handbooks. The society has also published general interest books about insects. In 2011 The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects

493-482: The post of curator from Frederick Smith (1805–1879) who then left to work in the British Museum. H. T. Stainton, who was involved more and more in the life of the society, seemed to have some problems working with E. M. Janson. He was replaced by W. Wing in 1852. In this year, the society moved from its building at 17, Old Bond Street to 12, Bedford Row. The following year, three of the four most responsible for

522-769: The presentation and discussion of new research results, and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline. Some also act as professional bodies, regulating the activities of their members in the public interest or the collective interest of the membership. Some of the oldest learned societies are the Académie des Jeux floraux (founded 1323), Sodalitas Litterarum Vistulana (founded 1488), Accademia della Crusca (founded 1583), Accademia dei Lincei (founded 1603), Académie Française (founded 1635), German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (founded 1652), Royal Society (founded 1660) and French Academy of Sciences (founded 1666). Scholars in

551-736: The public in Summer 2024. The society engages with policy makers, in 2023 it published a peer-reviewed paper Grand Challenges in Entomology , identifying high priority challenges for the future of insect science. The society submitted evidence to the UK Parliament Science, Innovation and Technology Committee's report on Insect decline and UK food security, published in March 2024. The society publishes seven scientific journals in partnership with Wiley : Members and fellows receive

580-421: The quarterly entomological news journal Antenna . The society also publishes a series of handbooks on the identification of insects. The aim of these handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information. The series also includes several Check Lists of British Insects. All books contain line drawings, with

609-477: The same rights as the men. A publication commenced in November 1834 under the title Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . Secretary G. R. Gray resigned in the same year then and was replaced by J. O. Westwood. Under the impulse of this last entomologist, who had many functions, the society made great strides. It was in particular attended regularly by Charles Darwin (1809–1882) on his return from

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638-470: The society announced it would sponsor a garden at the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show with the charity Project Giving Back, the garden will be designed by Tom Massey and will have habitats for different types of insects and a laboratory to study them. At the show the garden won a Silver-gilt medal and was built by Landscape Associates. The garden was relocated to Stratford Cross in East London in opened to

667-631: The society organises Insect Week , a annual initiative to engage the public with the importance of insects and entomology, through hundreds of events and activities across the UK. The society has also organised Insect Festivals , a series of one day events in York and Bristol celebrating insects and entomology. In 2016 the society held the EntoSci conference EntoSci16 with Harper Adams University to promote entomology to 14 to 18 year olds, and again in 2018. In 2022

696-422: The society were replaced: Edward Newman (1801–1876) took the place of J. O. Westwood as president, Samuel Stevens (1817–1899) took the place of W. Yarrell as treasurer and W. Wing the place of H. T. Stainton as secretary. In 1885 Queen Victoria granted the society its royal charter . In 1933, the society's centenary year, King George V granted it the privilege of adding the word "Royal" to its title, making it

725-420: The voyage on H.M.S. Beagle : he became a member of the council and vice-president in 1838. J. O. Westwood left his functions in 1848 and was replaced by Edward Doubleday (1810–1849) and William Frederick Evans . They in their turn were soon replaced. In 1849, a secretary charged to collect the minutes of the meetings was named in the person of John William Douglas (1814–1905), a position he kept until 1856. He

754-547: Was an English entomologist who specialised in beetles . The Janson family was of Dutch origin and Edward Wesley Janson's father was the London Agent of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Company . A keen entomologist, Janson was elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of London in 1843. In 1850 he was appointed curator of the Society's collections, a post he held until 1863. He was then

783-483: Was assisted in 1851–1852 by Henry Tibbats Stainton (1822–1892), in 1853-1854 by William Wing (1827–1855), in 1855-1856 by Edwin Shepherd who then replaced J.W. Douglas in his position. Edward Wesley Janson (1822–91), a natural history agent, publisher and entomologist was Curator of the Entomological Society collections from 1850 to 1863 and librarian from 1863 to 1874. Edward Mason Janson (1847–1880) took over

812-559: Was published with Wiley-Blackwell, aiming to summarise all of the then 558 taxonomic families of British insects, and in 2015 published Minibeast Magic:How to Catch Invertebrates with Tricks and Treats by Roma Oxford. In 2023 the society partnered with Bonnier books on Insectarium by Prof. Dave Goulson and published RES Insects with DK , written by over 80 members of the society and covering over 300 insect species. The Royal Entomological Society has an international membership and invites applications for Fellowship from those who have made

841-493: Was responsible for classifying the Strepsiptera as a separate order. The society's badge has remained almost unchanged since its first use until the Society's rebrand in 2022. The following persons have been presidents of the society: Learned society Most learned societies are non-profit organizations , and many are professional associations . Their activities typically include holding regular conferences for

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