# Hubert Lynes

> Rear-Admiral Hubert Lynes was a British admiral whose First World War service was notable for his direction of the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids designed to neutralise the German-held port of Bruges, which was used as a raiding base against the British coastline by Imperial German Navy surface and submarine raiders. Throughout his service life and during retirement, Lynes was a noted ornithologist who contributed to numerous books on the subject and was in his lifetime considered the leading expert on African birds.

*British First World War admiral and ornithologist (1874–1942)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1874-11-27
- **Died:** 1942-11-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Hubert Lynes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Lynes)
- [Hubert Lynes](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Lynes)
- [Hubert Lynes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Lynes)
- [Hubert Lynes](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Lynes)
- [Hubert Lynes](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Lynes)
- [Hubert Lynes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Lynes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5927459)

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