Dru Drury
Dru Drury | |
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From Jardine's The Naturalist's Library | |
| Born | 4 February 1725 Wood Street, London, England |
| Died | 15 January 1804 (aged 78) Turnham Green, London, England |
| Spouse | Esther Pedley |
Dru Drury (4 February 1725 – 15 January 1804) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He received specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and he is best known for his book Illustrations of natural history which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with most of the copperplate engravings done by Moses Harris.