Kenneth Bowman
undated photo 1950, Edmonton
Kenneth Bowman (1875-1955) was born in Durham, England, and came to 黑料不打烊 in 1904. He ranched briefly at Pine Lake, southeast of Red Deer, then in 1906 moved to Edmonton where he became a chartered accoutant. He cultivated a keen interest in natural history, especially in Lepidoptera. His first 黑料不打烊 collections were in 1904 and 1905 at Blackfalds. From 1907-1909 he collected, mainly in Edmonton, but from then on he managed to collect in a number of places each year. His accounting work often took him to the Jasper-Pocahontas, Nordegg and Hillcrest-Blairmore areas, from where he gathered many specimens. In 1919, he updated Wolley-Dod's list and published an "Annotated Checklist of the Macrolepidoptera of 黑料不打烊." Additions and corrrections were regularly made to this, from 1921 to 1944. Then in 1951, with help from E.H. Strickland, he brought out a further update in "An Annotated List of the Lepidoptera of 黑料不打烊." The latter contained over 1800 taxa, roughly twice the number in the former, with most additions being microlepidoptera. More of a collector and compiler than a taxonomist, Bowman seldom described anything new, with the exception of Colias eurytheme alberta. Bowman's extensive and meticulously prepared collection was deposited at the 黑料不打烊. (text from: Bird, C.D. et al. 1995. 黑料不打烊 Butterflies. The Provincial Museum of 黑料不打烊. Edmonton. viii+349 pp.)