Godfrey Howitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Godfrey Howitt

British entomologist

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1800

Place of Birth: Heanor, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1873

Profession: botanist, entomologist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Godfrey Howitt (8 October 1800 – 4 December 1873), entomologist, was born in Heanor in Derbyshire to Thomas Howitt.
Thomas had farmed a few acres of land at Heanor and joined the Society of Friends on his marriage with Phoebe Tantum, a member of the same society, with whom he acquired a considerable fortune.Godfrey was educated at Mansfield and tutored by his brother William before graduating from Edinburgh University Medical School with an MD in 1830.
He married Phoebe Bakewell the following year, on 6 April 1831, at the Friends' Meeting House in Castle Donington.
He practised medicine in Leicester and in Nottingham was honorary physician at both the City Infirmary and the General Hospital.