Alfred Newton
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For the British businessman and Lord Mayor of London, see Sir Alfred Newton, 1st Baronet. For the American author, publisher, and book collector, see A. Edward Newton.
Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE (11 June 1829 – 7 June 1907) was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. Among his numerous publications were a four-volume Dictionary of Birds (1893–6), entries on ornithology in the Encyclopædia Britannica (9th edition)[1] while also an editor of the journal Ibis from 1865 to 1870. In 1900 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society and the Gold Medal of the Linnaean Society. He founded the British Ornithologists Union.
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Alfred Newton | |
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Born | (1829-06-11)11 June 1829 |
Died | 7 June 1907(1907-06-07) (aged 77) |
Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Awards | Royal Medal (1900) Linnean Medal (1900) |
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Fields | Zoology Ornithology |
Institutions | Cambridge University |
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