Percy Evans Freke

Percy Evans Freke
Percy Evans Freke
Born	12 July 1844; Dublin, Ireland
Died	20 March 1931 (aged 86); Folkestone, Kent, England
	Scientific career
Fields	Entomology, Ornithology

Percy Evans Freke (1844–1931) was an Irish ornithologist and entomologist.

Life

Freke was born in Dublin on 12 July 1844. At age 21, he enlisted in the 44th Essex Regiment. Two years later, in 1867, he exchanged to the 18th Royal Irish Regiment and after serving two years in New Zealand he retired from the army and returned to Ireland. For seven years, from 1872 to 1879, Freke operated a tobacco plantation in Amelia County, Virginia, about 30 miles southwest of Richmond. He once more returned to Ireland where he worked at the Irish land Commission. In 1899, he took up residence at Folkestone in Kent. He was, from 1883, a Corresponding Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union.

Robert Lloyd Praeger stated that while Freke lived in Dublin, he was "belonging to Co. Carlow". His wife was Kathleen Maria Freke (1860-1944). They had at least one son, Raymond F. Freke. He died in Folkestone on 20 March 20 1931.

Works

Partial list

1880 A comparative catalogue of birds found in Europe and North America.The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, Vol. II, pp. 373–416, April, p. 634, Nov., 1880
1883 North-American birds crossing the Atlantic.The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, Vol. III, pp. 22–33, 1883
1883 On birds observed in Amelia county, Virginia.The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, Vol. III, pp. 61–92 1883
1896 A list of Irish Hymenoptera Aculesta.The Irish naturalist: a monthly journal of general Irish natural history, Vol. V, No. 2, pp. 39–43, Feb., 1896, No. 11, p. 294, Nov., 1896
1897 with Cuthbert, H. K Gore Additions to the list of Irish aculeate hymenoptera, during 1897.The Irish naturalist: a monthly journal of general Irish natural history, Vol. VI, No. 12, p. 324, December 1897
The Scientific proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society online at BHL

References

1 2 Murray, J. J. (1936). "Some Virginia Ornithologists: 2. Percy Evans Freke 1844-1931" (PDF). The Raven: Bulletin of the Virginia Society of Ornithology. VII (5–6): 5.
↑ Praeger, Robert Lloyd (1949). Some Irish Naturalists: A Biographical Note-book. Dundalk: Dundalgan Press. p. 83.
↑ "It's a Long Way to Tipperary - An Irish Story of the Great War". 11 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

T.S.P. (1934). "Obituary" (PDF). The Auk. LI: 562–563.

[:0-1] 1 2 Murray, J. J. (1936). "Some Virginia Ornithologists: 2. Percy Evans Freke 1844-1931" (PDF). The Raven: Bulletin of the Virginia Society of Ornithology. VII (5–6): 5.

[2] Praeger, Robert Lloyd (1949). Some Irish Naturalists: A Biographical Note-book. Dundalk: Dundalgan Press. p. 83.

[3] "It's a Long Way to Tipperary - An Irish Story of the Great War". 11 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

Percy Evans Freke
Born	(1844-07-12)12 July 1844 Dublin, Ireland
Died	20 March 1931(1931-03-20) (aged 86) Folkestone, Kent, England
Scientific career
Fields	Entomology, Ornithology