William Sharp Macleay or McLeay was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was also a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification.

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Occupation: lepidopterist, zoologist, carcinologist, zoological collector
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: July 21, 1792
Died: January 26, 1865

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William Sharp Macleay

British civil servant and entomologist, active in Cuba and New South Wales, Australia (1792–1865)

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