Edward Donovan
Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the British Army officer, see Edward Westby Donovan. For the American politician, see Edward J. Donovan.
Edward Donovan (1768 ā 1 February 1837) was an Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist. He did not travel, but collected, described and illustrated many species based on the collections of other naturalists. His many books were successful in his time. He died penniless in 1837 leaving a large family destitute.