Louis Beethoven Prout (1864–1943) was an English entomologist and musicologist.

Prout specialised in the insect order of Lepidoptera, especially the Geometridae, or geometer moths, on which he was a foremost authority.[1] His notebooks and publications formed the basis of the Geometridae card indexes in the Natural History Museum, the then British Museum (Natural History). He was the secretary of the North London Natural History Society and worked in association with the Natural History Museum at Tring.[2]

He is not to be confused with his sister Alice Ellen Prout who was a fellow of the Entomological Society of London.[3][4][5] Prout was the son of composer Ebenezer Prout and a noted musicologist.[2][1]

Works

Selected works include:

References

  1. ^ a b Edward Alfred Cockayne (1944). "Obituary". The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 56: 28. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b Edward Alfred Cockayne (1946). "An appreciation of L. B. Prout (1865–1943) and his work". Transactions of the London Natural History Society. 25: 16–23.
  3. ^ "Societies: The Entomological Society of London". The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 32: 213. 1920 – via Internet Archive. Miss Alice Ellen Prout, Lane End, Hambledon, Surrey
  4. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don (26 March 2016). "Miss A.E. Prout, F.E.S. Entomologist". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ Prout, Louis B. (1919). "New and insufficiently-known Moths in the Joicey Collection". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 3 (14): 165. doi:10.1080/00222931908673808 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. I am very largely indebted to my sister Miss A. E. Prout
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