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Thomas Horsfield

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U.S. naturalist and physician (1773-1859)

United StatesScientistsLived 1773 to 1859 · aged 86
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Thomas Horsfield was an American medical doctor and naturalist who worked extensively in Indonesia, describing numerous species of plants and animals from the region. He was later a curator of the East India Company Museum in London.

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Portrait by J. ErxlebenPortrait by J. ErxlebenWriting on Horsfield's Catalogue of the mammals in the East India Company Museum on a copy to Theodore Edward CantorWriting on Horsfield's Catalogue of the mammals in the East India Company Museum on a copy to Theodore Edward Cantor

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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George Mary Searle50.2Charles Frederick Millspaugh50.2Jim Keller50.2Dirk Brouwer50.2Kenneth Ham50.2Alfred Sturtevant50.2

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1773 to 1859 · aged 86
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25 languages

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