. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. 94 BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 6: 1993 OBITUARY Edward Howard Wild, Biol. 1920-1992 Ted Wild, who died unexpectedly on 12th September 1992 at the age of 72 was well known to members of our Society and to moth hunters in general. His light- hearted contributions to the entomological journals including the recent "Mothmanship" series in the Record will be sadly missed as will his wit and fund of stories and anecdotes with which he entertained collecting companions. Ted was born in Sheffield in 1920 but a
. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. 94 BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 6: 1993 OBITUARY Edward Howard Wild, Biol. 1920-1992 Ted Wild, who died unexpectedly on 12th September 1992 at the age of 72 was well known to members of our Society and to moth hunters in general. His light- hearted contributions to the entomological journals including the recent "Mothmanship" series in the Record will be sadly missed as will his wit and fund of stories and anecdotes with which he entertained collecting companions. Ted was born in Sheffield in 1920 but at the age of four moved to Croydon from where he spent many happy holidays on the Isle of Wight. Although he regarded himself as a Yorkshireman, especially where cricket was concerned, he retained a close affection for the island and its nature, retiring to Highcliffe in Dorset in 1981 from where he could see The Needles. Ted attended Whitgift School and after college served in the army during the war years. While stationed in Somerset he was able to visit the Quantocks and spent much time collecting within the area. He was demobbed in 1946 and entered the teaching profession, first at Lanfranc Secondary Modern School and then at Heath Clark Grammar School where he was head of the biology department until his retirement. He was not happy with the changing face of education which he regarded as an assault on standards and an affront to common sense and this contributed to his decision to retire early. That he could be an inspirational teacher is evidenced by the way in which a number of his pupils stayed in touch and have gone on to achieve much in the biological sciences. In 1942 Ted married Marjorie Dyer, and they have two sons, Robin and Julian. Marjorie always supported Ted's collecting and especially in the early years of his retirement was a frequent companion in the field. Ted collected keenly from early boyhood until 1952 when he became a student at the Institute for the
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