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Thomas Ansell Marshall

English cleric and entomologist (1827–1903)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 22, 2023
Entity authorityQ7787085 ↗
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Thomas Ansell Marshall (18 March 1827 – 11 April 1903) was an English cleric and entomologist, mainly interested in Hymenoptera. He was the son of Thomas Marshall, one of the original members of the Royal Entomological Society of London.

Works

1870 Ichneumonidium Brittanicorum Catalogus. London

1872 A catalogue of British Hymenoptera; Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae, Braconidae and Evaniidae. London.

1873 A catalogue of British Hymenoptera; Oxyura. Entomological Society of London, London..

1874. Hymenoptera. New British species, corrections of nomenclature, etc.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1827, 1903, 1870, 1872—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1827-01-01, 1827-03-18—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. The account is most persuasive where Thomas, Ansell and Marshall can be independently traced.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 22, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q7787085. VIAF identifies the subject as 44290216. The Library of Congress control number is no2018049647. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1827, 1903, 1870 and 1872.

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This entry incorporates text from “Thomas Ansell Marshall” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.