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Edgar Chance

Businessman, ornithologist and oologist (1881-1955) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 74

Edgar Percival Chance (1881-1955) was a British businessman, ornithologist and oologist who amassed a collection of 25,000 birds' eggs. He is noted for his pioneering studies on the parasitic breeding behaviour of the common cuckoo.

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1955Died1929The Home WreckerFilm, Producer1926Busy BeesFilm, Director1922Skilled Insect ArtisansFilm, DirectorThe Cuckoo's SecretFilm, 1922Director1919The Life Story of the CuckooFilm, Director1881Born30 March 1881

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1955 · aged 74