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Gervase Frederick Mathew

Gervase Frederick Mathew is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gervase Frederick Mathew rather than just read about it. In short: Gervase Frederick Mathew (11 February 1842 – 10 February 1928) was an English naval officer and entomologist. Gervase Mathew was born in Barnstaple and educated at Barnstaple Grammar School and Blundell's School.

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Reference excerpt

Gervase Frederick Mathew (11 February 1842 – 10 February 1928) was an English naval officer and entomologist. Gervase Mathew was born in Barnstaple and educated at Barnstaple Grammar School and Blundell's School. He entered the Royal Navy as an assistant clerk on 12 December 1860, was promoted to assistant paymaster on 15 February 1865, then to paymaster on 9 February 1879, and retired as paymaster-in-chief on 11 February 1902. One of his early appointments was to the Warrior, the first British ironclad. He was based in the Mediterranean, then at Sydney, and in Fiji and travelled extensively in the central Pacific. He introduced Edward Meyrick to the fauna of the central Pacific islands. Gervase Mathew was a fellow of the Entomological Society of London the Zoological Society of London and the Linnean Society. His collection and types were sold to Godman and are now in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. His works include:

"List of Lepidoptera forwarded to Edward Newman". Entomologist. 7 (127): 62-66 (1874). "Life history of Papilio archidamas". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 14 (163): 152-153 (1877). "List of Lepidoptera observed in the neighbourhood of Gallipoli Turkey, in 1878". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 18: 10-13, 29-32, 92- (1881). "Life history of Callidryas drya, Boisd. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 18 (214): 219-220 (1882). "Remarks on some Central American species of Pyrrhopyge, Hubn". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 19 (217): 18-19 (1882). "An afternoon among the butterflies of Thursday Island". Entomologist. 19: 33-36, 84-97 9 (1885). Life history of three species of Western Pacific Rhopalocera.Trans.Ent. Soc. Lond. 1885: 357-67, pl. X. (1885) Descriptions of some new species of Rhopalocera from the Solomon Islands. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886(3): 343-350, illustrations. Life-histories of Rhopalocera from the Australian region, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (1888), pp. 137–188 (1888) Notes on the Lepidoptera from the Mediterranean Entomologist, 31: 77-84, 108-116,. 141 (1898) Descriptions and life-histories of new species of Rhopalocera from the Western Pacific Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 37(2): 311-315 (1889) Butterflies attracted by human perspiration Entomologist 55(708):112-113 (1922)

References

Anonym 1928: [Mathew, G. F.] Entomological News, Philadelphia 39, B15 10004, pp. 296 Collins, J. E. 1929: [Mathew, G. F.] (The) Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, 3, 103 Firmin, J. 1966: [Mathew, G. F.] Rep. Rec. Colchester Distr. nat. Hist. Soc. Field Club 1966, pp. 16–19 Hesselbart, G.; Oorschot, H. van; Wagener, S. 1995: Die Tagfalter der Türkei unter Berücksichtigung der angrenzenden Länder. 1-3 Bocholt, Selbstverlag S. Wagener, 1-754; 758-1354; 1-847 S., pp. 1179–1199 Lamas, G. 1981: II. Periodo de los viajeros, colectores y estudiosos especializados. [Mathew, G. F.] Rev. Peruana Ent. 23 (1), S. 25-31 Musgrave, A. 1932: Bibliography of Australian 1775 - 1930. Sydney, 219-220 Riley, N. D. 1928: [Mathew, G. F.] The Entomologist, Dorking 61 pp. 119–120 Turner, H. J. 1928: [Mathew, G. F.] The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, London 40, pp. 48 Walker, J. J. 1928: [Mathew, G. F.] The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, Third Series, London pp. 92–93 Walker, J. J. 1928: [Mathew, G. F.] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, London 1928, pp. 125 Groll, E. K. 2017: Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. – Online database, version 8, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg – URL: sdei.senckenberg.de/biografies Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Index Novus Litteraturae Entomologicae : Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863 : online database - version 1.0 - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.pre 1863 publicatons mostly notes on moths.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gervase Frederick Mathew

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gervase Frederick Mathew ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gervase Frederick Mathew

In research: Gervase Frederick Mathew appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gervase Frederick Mathew in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gervase Frederick Mathew is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1842 births, 1928 deaths, English lepidopterists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gervase Frederick Mathew outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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