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Robert Swinhoe

British diplomat and naturalist (1836-1877) · Politicians · Died at 41

Robert Swinhoe FRS was an English diplomat and naturalist who served as a consul in Qing-era Taiwan. He catalogued many East Asian birds, and several, such as Swinhoe's pheasant, are named after him.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1836 to 1877 · aged 41