| AdminHistory | Frederick Smith (1805-1879) was a British entomologist.
Smith was born on 30 December 1805. He worked in the zoology department of the British Museum from 1849, specialising in the Hymenoptera. In 1875, he was promoted to Assistant Keeper of Zoology. His publications included Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects (7 parts, 1853–1859) and parts 5 (1851) and 6 (1852) of the Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects. From 1862-1863, Smith was president of the Entomological Society of London. He had one son, the zoologist and malacologist, Edgar Albert Smith (1847-1916). He died on 16 February 1879. |