Edward Thomas Connold

Edward Thomas Connold (11 June 1862 Hastings - January 1910 St Leonards-on-Sea), was an English naturalist and writer with a particular interest in oak galls.

An amateur scientist who earned his living as grocer, Connold had a very wide range of interests as evinced by his numerous contributions to The Hastings and East Sussex Naturalist.

His interests extended to include shells, wasps, caterpillars, wildflowers and marine life, though his most important work was in the field of plant galls.

His plant-gall collection was left to the Hastings Museum, an institution he enthusiastically supported.

His son Harold Thomas Connold (*26 May 1889 Hastings) was a noted photographer who worked for the Royal Engineers during World War I, having served in a Scottish regiment.