ter f lies ▁named ▁after ▁British ▁ent om olog ists . ▁▁ ▁Lady ▁Ele an or ▁G lan ville ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 7 0 9 ▁aged ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁old ▁which ▁was ▁ 3 1 1 ▁years ▁ago ▁to ▁date ▁as ▁her ▁anni versary ▁of ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ele an or ▁G lan ville ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Good ric ke ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁Davis ▁Po ynt z , ▁daughter ▁of ▁R ice ▁Davis ▁and ▁Mary ▁Pitt . ▁Ele an or ▁Davis ▁was ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁Po ynt z , ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁Po ynt z ▁family , ▁anci ently ▁fe ud al ▁bar ons ▁of ▁Cur ry ▁Mal let ▁in ▁Som erset , ▁later ▁of ▁Iron ▁Act on ▁in ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁Ele an or ▁Good rick ▁married ▁Edmund ▁Ash field ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁Richard ▁G lan ville . ▁She ▁purs ued ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁ent om ology ▁after ▁separ ating ▁from ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁money ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁immediate ▁family . ▁However , ▁on ▁her ▁death , ▁her ▁children ▁over turn ed ▁her ▁will , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁ins ane ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁h ob by . ▁ ▁In ▁culture ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁F iona ▁Mountain ▁published ▁a ▁novel ▁about ▁G lan ville ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁science ▁ ▁Bibli ography