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Prideaux John Selby

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English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788-1867)

ScientistsLived 1788 to 1867 · aged 78
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Prideaux John Selby FRSE FLS was an English ornithologist, botanist and natural history artist.

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Photos 3

Eider duck from "Illustrations of British Ornithology"Eider duck from "Illustrations of British Ornithology"Melanitta perspicillata from "Jardine's Illustrations of the Duck Tribe"Melanitta perspicillata from "Jardine's Illustrations of the Duck Tribe"Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)

Awards 1

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Scientists born in the 1780s 6

William Henry Smyth48.2William Fairbairn47.6Johann Friedrich Naumann48.3William Thomas Brande47.4William John Burchell48.3Marie-Anne Libert47.2

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1788 to 1867 · aged 78
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18 languages

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