Russian Entomol. J. 26(4): 365–388 © RUSSIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2017 The Manchester Entomological Society (1902–1991), its story and historical context Ìàí÷åñòåðñêîå Ýíòîìîëîãè÷åñêîå Îáùåñòâî (1902–1991), åãî èñòîðèÿ è èñòîðè÷åñêèé êîíòåêñò Laurence M. Cook, Dmitri V. Logunov Ëîðåíö Ì. Êóê, Äìèòðèé Â. Ëîãóíîâ Department of Entomology, The Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. E-mail: LC –
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[email protected] KEY WORDS: entomology, insects, Manchester, museum, natural history, professionalism. КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: энтомология, насекомые, Манчестер, музей, естественная история, профессионализм. ABSTRACT: The history of the Manchester Ento- with music and poetry) that emphasizes the mind, rather mological Society is examined using the Manchester than the body [Lowe, 1976; Secord, 1994]. More sur- Museum’s archive material and published sources. The prisingly, the frequently horrific conditions of the 19th society operated between 1902 and 1991, during which century industrial working class often encouraged a time members made significant contributions to the keen interest in natural history among its members. Museum, and their activities illustrate the development Many factory workers used what spare time they had of thought about the practice of entomology at an ama- visiting open spaces to study and collect minerals, wild teur level. To see how attitudes have developed 19th flowers and insects; moreover, some were also familiar century societies in Manchester, both scientific and with Latin names. As noted by E.P. Thompson [1980, recreational, are reviewed. cited in Secord, 1994: 271], in the early 19th century north-west England: “Every weaving district had its РЕЗЮМЕ: История Манчестерского Энтомоло- weaver-poets, biologists, mathematicians, musicians, гического Общества представлена на основе изуче- geologists, botanists”.