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CAPTAIN R. V. HARVEY 



Captain R. \'. Harvey was born at Londonderry, Ireland, in 1872. 

 His earlier education was received at Liverpool College. From this 

 institution he matriculated into Magdalen College, Cambridge, where 

 he graduated as a Master of Arts. 



Coming to X'ancouver in 1900, he opened the Queen's School, a 

 private academy for boys. Under his able direction this institution 

 grew to such dimension.s that it was found advisable to transplant it to 

 \'ictoria, where a more suitable environment could be found. He there 

 co-operated with the Rev. W. W. Bolton and Mr. L C. Barnacle in the 

 establishment of the University School. 



During the nine years that Captain Harvey spent in Vancouver, he 

 was indefatigable in his efforts to promote the interests of Entomology 

 in this Province. It was largely due to his efforts that the B. C. 

 Entomological Society was inaugurated in 1902. For nine years he was 

 Secretary of that Society, and was tireless in his endeavours to make 

 it a success. 



Captain Harvey had studied the Lepidoptera in England, where he 

 had made an extensive collection. He naturally specialized in this order 

 when he first collected in British Columbia, and many new records and 

 several new species were added to our lists as the result of his work. 



In 1904 he turned his attention to the study of Diptera, and during 

 the next four years his collections in this order were extensive and 

 valuable. In the Canadian Entomologist for January. 1908, Prof. Rav- 

 mond C. r)sburn. in his article on B.C. Syrphidae, says: "Especial refer- 

 ence must be made to the excellent work of Prof. R. V. Harvey, of 

 Queen's School, \'ancou\'er. to whose careful collecting twent\-two of 

 the additions are due." 



In 1906 Captain Harvey made a collecting trip over the Hope Trail 

 tu Princeton, walking one hundred and thirty miles. The results were so 

 satisfactory that he repeated the trip in 1908. This, perhaps, marks the 

 last serious work he attempted in connection with Entomology. Botany 

 began to appeal to him as a new field of study: and with characteristic 

 thoroughness he set about the investigation of our western flora. On 

 his return from the first Hope Trail tri]i he started tin- \'anc()U\er 

 Naturalists' Field CIul). an institution which flourished during the time 

 he was connected with it. but which, on iiis removal h' X'ictoria. became 

 moribund for w;int of a sjuidiny- spirit. 



