Dru Drury

Dru Drury was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He received specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and he is best known for his book Illustrations of natural history which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with most of the copperplate engravings done by Moses Harris.

4 February 1725

Born on the same birth day (4 February): Birju Maharaj • E. J. Pratt • Friedrich Hund • Ida Lupino • Ivars Timermanis • John Steel (drummer) • Lawrence Taylor • Malik Monk • Martti Talvela • Mikołaj Rej • Mikuláš Dzurinda • Neil Johnston • Rasim Delić • Reinhold Rudenberg • Russell Cooper

Born in the same month (February 1725): Abraham Clark • James Otis Jr.