William Bernhardt Tegetmeier

William Bernhardt Tegetmeier (1816–1912), a noted English naturalist (with an interest in pigeons, fowl, and bees), a founder of the Savage Club, and a writer and journalist of domestic science.

Born in Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire, he was educated by his father and at University College. Tegetmeier was already a published authority on poultry when he first met Charles Darwin, they became correspondents, and eventually became a Darwinist . Whilst living in [Fortis Green]], near Muswell Hill, in the 1850s Tegetmeir became interested in bee keeping, and discovered how bees created the hexagon shaped cells in their hives. He died in Hampstead and his remains rest in East Finchley Cemetery.