▁to ▁an ▁architect . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁in ▁design ing ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁Charles ▁Knight ▁in ▁the ▁V ale ▁of ▁Health , ▁H amp st ead ▁and ▁the ▁orn ament ation ▁for ▁St . ▁D unst an ' s ▁Church . ▁ ▁Natural ▁history ▁ ▁George ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁ent om ology ▁through ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Ent om ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London ▁along ▁with ▁Frederick ▁William ▁Hope ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁with ▁himself ▁as ▁honor ary ▁cur ator . ▁He ▁became ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 – 5 0 . ▁He ▁wrote ▁articles ▁for ▁Knight ' s ▁Pen ny ▁Cy c lop ædia . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Institution ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁appointed ▁him ▁cur ator ▁of ▁its ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁he ▁ex changed ▁this ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁for ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London . ▁His ▁early ▁work ▁was ▁on ▁catalog uing ▁the ▁m amm als ▁at ▁the ▁museum ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁work ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁published ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁followed ▁the ▁qu inary ▁system ▁of ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁Charles ▁Dar win ▁on ▁the ▁voyage ▁of ▁the ▁Be agle ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined ▁it . ▁On ▁Dar win ' s ▁return , ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁m amm als ▁and ▁be et les ▁was ▁entr usted ▁to ▁him . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁in ▁the