# Charles Valentine Riley

> British-born American entomologist and artist (1843-1895)

**Wikidata**: [Q1066304](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066304)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Valentine_Riley)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/charles-valentine-riley

## Summary

Charles Valentine Riley was born on September 19, 1843, in Chelsea[1][2] and died on September 14, 1895, in Washington, D.C.[3][4][1] He held citizenship in both the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His cause of death was a bicycle accident, and he was buried at Glenwood Cemetery[5].Professionally, he worked as a lepidopterist and scientific collector[6]. His primary field of study was entomology. In recognition of his work, he was named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[7].


## References

1. [Source](http://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/guide-collections/charles-valentine-riley-papers)
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. BnF authorities
4. Bionomia
5. Find a Grave
6. [Source](https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-people/our-fellows/all-honorary-fellows/)
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. CiNii Research
9. [Source](https://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collectionsguide/collection2.php?find=E)
10. SNAC
11. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
12. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
13. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/821cc27a-e3bb-4bc5-ac34-89ada245069d)