Haworth, Adrian Harvey (1766–1833)

English botanist and entomologist whose Lepidoptera Britannica 1803 was the first complete description of several hundred British moths and butterflies. He was also an expert on succulent plants, with much of his work in this area being published in Synopsis plantarum succulentarum 1812. He founded the Aurelian Society 1802 and the Entomological Society of London.

Haworth was born in Hull. He was initially employed in a law office until, upon completing his articles, he became financially able to support his botanical studies and forays into the world of insects. In 1798, he moved to Chelsea in London and became a member of the Linnaean Society. He returned to Hull 1812 to found the Hull Botanical Gardens. Following his death from cholera, his former home was turned into a museum, housing his library, herbarium, and specimen collection.