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Edgar Leopold Layard

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British diplomat and ornithologist (1824-1900)

Lived 1824 to 1900 · aged 75
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Edgar Leopold Layard MBOU, was a British diplomat and a naturalist mainly interested in ornithology and to a lesser extent the molluscs. He worked for a significant part of his life in Ceylon and later in South Africa, Fiji and New Caledonia.

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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Edgar Leopold Layard MBOU, was a British diplomat and a naturalist mainly interested in ornithology and to a lesser extent the molluscs. He worked for a significant part of his life in Ceylon and later in South Africa, Fiji and New Caledonia. He studied the zoology of these places and established natural history museums in Sri Lanka and South Africa. Several species of animals are named after him.

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Lived 1824 to 1900 · aged 75
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