Alexander Fry

Alexander Fry (10 September 1821, Pencraig, Herefordshire − 26 February 1905) was a wealthy English entomologist who specialised in collecting Coleoptera. His collection of 200,000 specimens was bequeathed to the British Museum and is one of the largest acquisitions of beetles. Fry collected beetles on his own, living in Rio de Janeiro for 16 years, as well as obtaining specimens through a network of collectors.

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