L. G. O. Woodhouse
L. G. O. Woodhouse | |
|---|---|
| 18th Surveyor General of Ceylon | |
| In office 1937–1943 | |
| Preceded by | G. K. Thornhill |
| Succeeded by | R. J. Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse 22 February 1888 |
| Died | 31 March 1965 (aged 77) Sussex, England |
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]
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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "History". Survey Department of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.