William Ruxton Davison
British ornithologist and collector ( - 1893) · Historical Figures
William Ruxton Davison was a British ornithologist and collector. Davison was born in Burma but grew up mainly in Ootacamund in southern India. He worked as a private collector and museum curator for Allan Octavian Hume before taking up a position in 1887 as the first director of Raffles Museum in Singapore.
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He is thought to have committed suicide by opium overdose.
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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Died 1893
