hiː wʌzɐ fˈɛloʊ ʌvðə lˈɪniən səsˈaɪəɾi ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, hiː wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛntˌɑːməlˈɑːdʒɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv lˈʌndən, lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈɔɪəl ɛntˌɑːməlˈɑːdʒɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi.
He was a fellow of the Linnean Society and in 1833, he was a founder of the Entomological Society of London, later Royal Entomological Society.