Henry John Elwes

English botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, collector and traveller (1846-1922)

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27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[32]
Date of birth: May 16, 1846, 1846^[10]
Date of death: November 26, 1922
Place of birth: Cheltenham
Place of death: Cheltenham
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom^[16]^[17]
Occupation: botanist, entomologist, lepidopterist, ornithologist, botanical collector, scientific collector, traveler, lord of the manor, biologist^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
Field of work: botany, entomology^[22]^[23]
Position held: President of the British Ornithological Union, President of the Royal Entomological Society^[24]^[25]
Educated at: Eton College^[26]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Victoria Medal of Honour^[28]^[29]
Father: John Henry Elwes^[11]
Mother: Mary Bromley^[12]
Spouse: Margaret Susan Lowndes-Stone-Norton^[13]
Child: Susan Margaret Elwes, Henry Cecil Elwes^[14]^[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[36]
Collection items at: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Natural History Museum, National Herbarium of New South Wales
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Family name: Elwes^[33]
Given name: Henry, John^[34]^[35]
Has works in the collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Member of: Royal Society, Royal Entomological Society^[30]^[31]
Name in native language: Henry John Elwes^[37]

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P14397: 5602
Significant person: Augustine Henry^[38]
Student: Mary De la Beche Nicholl^[27]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 47

ISNI: 0000000083880904
VIAF cluster ID: 62328161
Library of Congress authority ID: n79148905
GND ID: 117500097
Artists of the World ID: 30199550
Artnet artist ID: henry-john-elwes
BHL creator ID: 637 (637–55k, n=4)
BIBSYS ID: 6069035
Bionomia ID: Henry John Elwes
Botanist author abbreviation: Elwes
British Museum person or institution ID: 123128
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11228997

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CiNii Research ID: 1140845216535762432
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 117500097
Entomologists of the World ID: 8424
FAST ID: 1442780
Freebase ID: /m/07wwrw
Genealogics.org person ID: I00340844
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000015663494423
Harvard Index of Botanists ID: 2545
IPNI author ID: 2524-1
Invaluable.com person ID: chup9clkde
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 117500097
Libraries Australia ID: 35991884
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID: 17536
MutualArt artist ID: D465B59AC71F360C
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA02132421
NLA Trove people ID: 1176405
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001239528
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 297220357
Online Books Page author ID: Elwes, Henry John, 1846-1922
Open Library ID: OL1757152A
OpenMLOL author ID: 310506
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 33019
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA5875
Prabook ID: 746684
RERO ID (legacy): A005608285
SBN author ID: UFIV178695
SNAC ARK ID: w61g1sfp
Te Papa agent ID: 41123
The Peerage person ID: p9651.htm#i96504
UK National Archives ID: F31465
Wellcome Collection concept ID: syjj3nfz
Who's Who UK ID: U196074
WikiTree person ID: Elwes-118
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxMpKvjMK3VtKK6GCm68C
Yale LUX ID: person/a22ef2e2-a340-4bf5-9b74-29f12836e74b

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Occupation 5

botanist, entomologist, lepidopterist, ornithologist, botanical collector

Award received 2

Fellow of the Royal Society, Victoria Medal of Honour

Collection items at 2

Natural History Museum, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Country of citizenship 2

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Field of work 2

botany, entomology

Given name 2

John, Henry

Member of 2

Royal Society, Royal Entomological Society

Bionomia ID 1

Henry John Elwes

Educated at 1

Eton College

Has works in the collection 1

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Cheltenham

Place of death 1

Cheltenham

Sex or gender 1

male

Significant person 1

Augustine Henry

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Henry John Elwes

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Edmund Meade-Waldo

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Summary

Henry John Elwes was born on May 16, 1846^[1], in Cheltenham^[2]. He died on November 26, 1922^[3], in Cheltenham^[4]. He worked as a botanist^[5], entomologist^[6], lepidopterist^[7], ornithologist^[8], and botanical collector^[9].

FAQs

Where was Henry John Elwes born?

Henry John Elwes was born in Cheltenham^[2].

Where did Henry John Elwes die?

Henry John Elwes died in Cheltenham^[4].

Who were Henry John Elwes's parents?

Henry John Elwes's father was John Henry Elwes^[11]. Henry John Elwes's mother was Mary Bromley^[12].

Who was Henry John Elwes married to?

Henry John Elwes's spouses include Margaret Susan Lowndes-Stone-Norton^[13].

What did Henry John Elwes do for work?

Henry John Elwes worked as a botanist^[5], entomologist^[6], lepidopterist^[7], ornithologist^[8], and botanical collector^[9].

Where did Henry John Elwes go to school?

Henry John Elwes was educated at Eton College^[26].

What awards did Henry John Elwes receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[28] and Victoria Medal of Honour^[29].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Henry John Elwes — place of birth (P19): Cheltenham. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Henry John Elwes — place of death (P20): Cheltenham. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Henry John Elwes — sex or gender (P21): male. The Peerage. Retrieved 2024-07-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Henry John Elwes — father (P22): John Henry Elwes. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Henry John Elwes — mother (P25): Mary Bromley. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Henry John Elwes — spouse (P26): Margaret Susan Lowndes-Stone-Norton. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Henry John Elwes — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Henry John Elwes — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Henry John Elwes — position held (P39): President of the British Ornithological Union. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Henry John Elwes — position held (P39): President of the Royal Entomological Society. royensoc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-08. royensoc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Henry John Elwes — child (P40): Susan Margaret Elwes. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Henry John Elwes — child (P40): Henry Cecil Elwes. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Henry John Elwes — educated at (P69): Eton College. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Henry John Elwes — field of work (P101): botany. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Henry John Elwes — field of work (P101): entomology. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): botanist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): entomologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): lepidopterist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): ornithologist. Retrieved 2019-06-17. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): botanical collector. Bionomia. Retrieved 2024-10-03. plants.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): scientific collector. Bionomia. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): traveler. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): lord of the manor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Henry John Elwes — occupation (P106): biologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Henry John Elwes — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. Retrieved 2024-07-11. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Henry John Elwes — award received (P166): Victoria Medal of Honour. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Henry John Elwes — member of (P463): Royal Society. Retrieved 2024-07-11. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Henry John Elwes — member of (P463): Royal Entomological Society. royensoc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-08. royensoc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Henry John Elwes — date of birth (P569): May 16, 1846. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Henry John Elwes — date of birth (P569): 1846. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Henry John Elwes — date of death (P570): November 26, 1922. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Henry John Elwes — family name (P734): Elwes. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Henry John Elwes — given name (P735): Henry. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Henry John Elwes — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Henry John Elwes — student (P802): Mary De la Beche Nicholl. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Henry John Elwes — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Henry John Elwes — name in native language (P1559): Henry John Elwes. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Henry John Elwes — significant person (P3342): Augustine Henry. plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2024-10-03. plants.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Educated at → Eton College

Child → Susan Margaret Elwes, Henry Cecil Elwes

Languages spoken, written or signed → English

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Henry John Elwes

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