H. G. H. Kearns

Howard George Henry Kearns, was a researcher in entomology whose knowledge of entomology and engineering influenced the design of spraying equipment before and after the Second World War.
He was a long-time researcher at the University of Bristol and the Deputy Director of its Long Ashton Research Station. He was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Bath in 1967.

Personal life

Kearns was born on 13 May 1902 in Friern Barnet to Henry Kearns and his wife Elizabeth Ann
On 30 August 1930, at Christ Church, Purley, Surrey, he married Molly Yvonne Cousins.
He died in July 1986.

Obituary

1902–1986. "From 1930 to 1970 Howard Kearns' unique symbiosis of entomology and engineering exerted a major influence on the design of spraying equipment and..."