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Nicholas Aylward Vigors

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Irish zoologist and politician (1785-1840)

PoliticiansLived 1785 to 1840 · aged 55
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Nicholas Aylward Vigors was an Irish zoologist and politician. He popularized the classification of birds on the basis of the quinarian system.

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Photos 3

Painting, oil on canvas, of a toucan by Vigors, 1831Painting, oil on canvas, of a toucan by Vigors, 1831Vigors described the "Sabine's snipe", shown here in a woodcut from Bewick's British Birds, in 1825.[4]Vigors described the "Sabine's snipe", shown here in a woodcut from Bewick's British Birds, in 1825.[4]Plaques to Vigors and John Tyndall in LeighlinbridgePlaques to Vigors and John Tyndall in Leighlinbridge

Awards 2

Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

Politicians born in the 1780s 6

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich54.0Karl Nesselrode53.8Archduke John of Austria54.1Joachim Lelewel53.8Rafael Urdaneta54.1José Joaquín Prieto53.3

About this person

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1785 to 1840 · aged 55
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27 languages

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