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Edmund Selous

British ornithologist and writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1857 to 1934 · aged 76

Edmund Selous was a British ornithologist and writer. He was the younger brother of big-game hunter Frederick Selous. Born in London, the son of a wealthy stockbroker, Selous was educated privately and matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in September 1877.

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He left without a degree and was admitted to the Middle Temple just over a year later and was called to the bar in 1881. He practised as a barrister only briefly before retiring to pursue the study of natural history and literature.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Deceased
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Lived 1857 to 1934 · aged 76