Dennis Leston
Born(1917-02-17)17 February 1917
Hackney, London, United Kingdom
Died7 October 1981(1981-10-07) (aged 64)
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsTertiary education:
Imperial College London, University of Oxford, graduate student in Zoology Department, University of Ghana, Ph.D

Dennis Leston, born Dennis Fingleston[1] (2 February 1917 – 7 October 1981) was an English entomologist best known for his contributions to the study of Heteroptera.[2]

Following a start in life as a student of medicine[3] Leston served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II where he developed his fascination with insects.

Leston was a member of the South London Entomological Society and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society in 1949. After gaining a D.I.C. by research from Imperial College in the early 1960s Leston studied and worked at a number of universities, including the University of Ghana.

Dennis Leston was the older brother of racing driver Les Leston.

In 1949 he married Audrey; the couple had three daughters.[4] He died while working in Florida, from lung cancer.

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  1. ^ General Registrar's Office register of births
  2. ^ Southwood, T.R.E. (1982). "Dennis Leston, Ph.D. (Ghana), D.I.C., 1917-1981". Antenna. 6 (1): 173–174. ISSN 0140-1890. The death in Florida in October of Dennis Leston has robbed entomology of one of its most colourful characters and an unusually gifted practitioner.
  3. ^ 1939 Register for Willesden
  4. ^ Registrar General's Office registers of marriages and births; NOTE: this information is not matched by Southwood 1982, who recalls Leston's marriage in 1948, wife's name as Audrey, and three daughters


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