^•^ THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



OBITUARY. 



John Adolphus Clark, M.P.S., L.D.S. Eng., F.E.S., Sec, died at 

 his residence, Weston Park, Crouch End, N., on the 16th inst., from 

 an attack of angina pectoris. For several years past he had suffered 

 from a slight heart trouble, and this was severely aggravated by a 

 dastardly attack made upon him by a street thief in an attempt 

 to rob him. He was born in Aldermanbury, in the City of London, 

 November 15th, 1842, and in his younger days resided with his 

 parents at Homerton, and here first evinced his taste for ento- 

 mology at the early age of six years, the neighbouring and exten- 

 sive Lea Marshes being then a very rich collecting ground for the 

 entomologist. After serving a time as assistant to a medical prac- 

 titioner (the late Dr. Kibbler), he established himself in the chemist 

 and druggist business in the Broadway, London Fields, which he 

 successfully carried on for many years until he retired to private Hfe, 

 about twelve years since, and took up his residence at Crouch End, 

 where his Friday " At Homes " for some years past have given 

 his numerous friends most enjoyable opportunities of inspecting his 

 magnificent collection of British Lepidoptera and other natural 

 history treasures, and hearing much of interest concerning them 

 from their most genial host. Although possessed of a vast store of 

 knowledge of the earlier stages, habits, and variations of our in- 

 digenous Macro- and Micro-Lepidoptera, he seldom published any- 

 thing relating to them ; his " Eevision of Peronea cristana and its 

 Varieties " (of which he possessed an enormous and unrivalled series), 

 which appeared in the 'Entomologist's Eecord,' vol. xiii., is perhaps 

 the best known and most important of his contributions to entomo- 

 logical literature. For the several past years he was preparing a 

 similar revision of the named varieties of Sarrothripa revayana and 

 Teras Uterana, both of which, unfortunately, remain incomplete. His 

 very extensive collection of British Lepidoptera, equally rich in both 

 macros and micros, and occupying over two hundred drawers, is 

 remarkable for the large number of superb varieties and aberrations, 

 the fine bred series of most of the species, the very perfect state of 

 preservation, and careful and uniform setting. We believe the whole 

 will be shortly offered for sale. 



Apart from entomology, he was an enthusiastic collector of birds, 

 and was often out with his gun on the Lea Marshes by 4 a.m. until 

 time to return for business, and his collection, preserved and mounted 

 by himself, includes many rarities and interesting varieties. 



He was elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of London 

 in 1886, and was one of the founders of the old Haggerstone Entomo- 

 logical Society, established in 1858, and now known as the City of 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society, remaining an 

 active member and officer until the last. 



He was twice married, his second wife, to whom he was married 

 in 1904, and his three daughters surviving him. 



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