Swainson, William

Also known as

William Swainson FLS, FRSSwainson, William Naturforscher, GrossbritannienWilliam John Swainson

William Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855[1]), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist, and artist. A prolific collector of natural history specimens he produced an influential illustrated classification of birds based on the quinarian system that was then in fashion. He settled in New Zealand in later life. Source Wikipedia

Born 1789-10-08

Died 1855-12-06

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL113768A
  • VIAF27127075
  • WikidataQ444164
  • ISNI0000000108817902
  • Project Gutenberg40036

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Books by Swainson, William

Total count: 73