L. G. O. Woodhouse

L. G. O. Woodhouse
18th Surveyor General of Ceylon
In office 1937–1943
Preceded by	G. K. Thornhill
Succeeded by	R. J. Johnston
Personal details
Born	Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse 22 February 1888
Died	31 March 1965 Sussex, England

Lionel Gilbert Ollyett Woodhouse (22 February 1888 – 31 March 1965) was an English civil servant and naturalist who was the 18th Surveyor General of Ceylon.^[1] He was appointed in 1937, succeeding G. K. Thornhill, and held the office until 1943. He was succeeded by R. J. Johnston.^[2]

As an amateur lepidopterist, he was among the first to document the butterflies of Sri Lanka.^[1]

Bibliography

• Woodhouse, L. G. O. (1950). The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon: Ceylon Government Press. p. 133. OCLC 4100749.
• Woodhouse, L. G. O. (March 1947). "Observations on Species of Nacaduba Moore, and Some Other Lycaenidae from Ceylon". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 16 (1–2): 3–9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1947.tb00838.x.

References

1. Pethiyagoda, Rohan (2007). Pearls, Spices, and Green Gold: An Illustrated History of Biodiversity Exploration in Sri Lanka. WHT Publications. p. 223. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. "History". Survey Department of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

Government offices
Preceded by G. K. Thornhill	Surveyor General of Ceylon 1937–1943	Succeeded by R. J. Johnston