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Alfred Newton

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English zoologist and ornithologist (1829-1907)

Lived 1829 to 1907 · aged 77
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Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907.

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Professor Newton in later lifeProfessor Newton in later lifePortrait of Alfred Newton by C. W. Furse (1890) on display in the University of Cambridge Zoology Department LibraryPortrait of Alfred Newton by C. W. Furse (1890) on display in the University of Cambridge Zoology Department Library

Awards 5

1900Royal Medal
1900Linnean Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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Connected to Alfred 6

Eduard StrasburgerAlso won Linnean MedalErnst HartertAlso won Fellow of the Zoological Society of LondonJohn Scott HaldaneAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiGeorge GreyAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiRichard Bowdler SharpeAlso won Fellow of the Zoological Society of LondonJosias Braun-BlanquetAlso won Linnean Medal

About this person

Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE 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 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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Lived 1829 to 1907 · aged 77
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