Lionel_Gilbert_Ollyett_Woodhouse

L. G. O. Woodhouse

L. G. O. Woodhouse

Ceylonese surveyor

Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse (22 February 1888 – 31 March 1965) was an English civil servant and naturalist who was the 18th Surveyor General of Ceylon.[1] He was appointed in 1937, succeeding G. K. Thornhill, and held the office until 1943. He was succeeded by R. J. Johnston.[2]

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As an amateur lepidopterist, he was among the first to document the butterflies of Sri Lanka.[1]

Bibliography

  • Woodhouse, L. G. O. (1950). The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon: Ceylon Government Press. p. 133. OCLC 4100749.
  • Woodhouse, L. G. O. (March 1947). "Observations on Species of Nacaduba Moore, and Some Other Lycaenidae from Ceylon". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 16 (1–2): 3–9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1947.tb00838.x.

References

  1. [1]
    Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2007). Pearls, Spices, and Green Gold: An Illustrated History of Biodiversity Exploration in Sri Lanka. WHT Publications. p. 223. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "History". Survey Department of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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