Background
CARPENTER, George Herbert Son of George Carpenter and Phoebe Hooper.
CARPENTER, George Herbert Son of George Carpenter and Phoebe Hooper.
Studied at private school, Peckliam. King’s College, London. Royal College of Science, Dublin.
Bachelor of Science.
After four years iu engineer"s office, 1880 - 84, obtained clerkship in South Kensington Museum, and developed strong taste for natural history. Assistant Naturalist in Dublin Museum, 1888, and worked at zoological collections until 1904, devoting attention to insects and arachnids, to zoological geography, especially the Irish fauna, and to economic zoology. Professor of Zoology in the Royal College of Science, Dublin, since 1904.
Spouse 1891, Emma,daughter of Charles Eason, Dublin.