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British explorer and biologist (1875-1930)

United Kingdom Historical FiguresLived 1875 to 1930 · aged 55

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Alexander Frederick Richmond Wollaston was an English medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber and explorer.

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Wollaston on 1921 Mount Everest Expedition

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1976Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union

1925Patron’s Medal

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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SpouseMary Amelia Wollaston

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Alexander Frederick Richmond Wollaston was an English medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber and explorer. After qualifying as a surgeon in 1903, Wollaston decided to spend his life on exploration and natural history, travelling extensively; he wrote books about his travels and work, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1907. As a tutor at King's College, Cambridge, he was shot dead by a deranged student.

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