Frederick DuCane Godman
English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist (1834-1919) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85
Frederick DuCane Godman DCL FRS FLS FGS FRGS FES FZS MRI FRHS was an English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist. He was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists' Union. Along with Osbert Salvin, he is remembered for studying the fauna and flora of Central America.
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Godman as a young man
Portrait of Frederick Du Cane Godman, c. 1909, by Leon Sprinck
Portrait of Biologist Frederick Du Cane Godman, with signature
The Godman-Salvin medal was instituted in 1919, the medal was designed by Allan G. Wyon
The ranguru or Chatham petrel, Pterodroma axillaris, from Godman's Monograph of the PetrelsAwards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1834 to 1919 · aged 85
