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John Jenner Weir, FLS, FZS (9 August 1822 – 23 March 1894) was an English amateur entomologist, ornithologist and British civil servant. He is best known today for being one of the naturalists who corresponded with and provided important data to both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. He played a particularly important role in the formulation of Wallace’s theory of aposematism, providing the first experimental evidence for the effectiveness of warning coloration in caterpillars. Weir was one of the three judges at the first cat show, in Great Britain. == Life and civil service career == Weir was born on 9 August 1822.〔(Obituary ) in May 1894 Entomologist〕 at Lewes in East Sussex.〔Salmon, Marren, Harley (The Aurelian Legacy ) pp. 164-165〕 He joined the customs service in 1839, rising to the high position of Accountant and Controller-General of Customs in London in 1874. He would hold that post until his retirement in 1885.〔
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