George Vernon Hudson (20 April 1867 – 5 April 1946) was an New Zealand entomologist.
Born in London, Hudson was the sixth child of Charles Hudson, an artist and stained-glass window designer. By the age of 14 he had already built up a collection of British insects, and had published a paper in The Entomologist. In 1881 Hudson moved with his father to Nelson, New Zealand. He worked on a farm, and in 1883, aged 16, he began working at the post office in Wellington, where he eventually became Chief Clerk, retiring in 1918.[1]
Hudson's collection of insects is housed in the Te Papa Museum.
Although best known for his entomology, Hudson was also an astronomer, and invented daylight saving time. His shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and made him aware of the value of after-hours daylight.[2] In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving shift,[3] and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch, New Zealand he followed up in an 1898 paper.[4]
References
- ^ J.T. Salmon (1946). "George Vernon Hudson, F.R.S.N.Z. (1867–1946)". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 76 (2): 264–6. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_76/rsnz_76_02_003130.html.
- ^ George Gibbs (2007-06-22). "Hudson, George Vernon 1867–1946". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=3H42. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ G. V. Hudson (1895). "On seasonal time-adjustment in countries south of lat. 30°". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 734. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_28/rsnz_28_00_006110.html.
- ^ G. V. Hudson (1898). "On seasonal time". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 577–588. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_31/rsnz_31_00_008570.html.
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