Adrian Hardy Haworth
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Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767, Hull, England - August 24, 1833, Chelsea, England) was an English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist.
He was the author of Lepidoptera Britannica (1803-1828), the most authoritative work on British butterflies and moths until Henry Tibbats Stainton's Manual in 1857. He was also a carcinologist, specialising in shrimp. He is responsible for the names of several taxa, including:
- Order Mysida Haworth, 1825
- Family Mysidae Haworth, 1825
- Superfamily Pandaloidea Haworth, 1825
- Family Pandalidae Haworth, 1825
- Superfamily Crangonoidea Haworth, 1825
- Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825
- Family Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825
The plant genus Haworthia is named after Adrian Hardy Haworth.
In 1833, he lent support to the founding of what became the Royal Entomological Society of London.
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