List of Famous people with last name Blanford

Henry Francis Blanford

First Name Henry

Last Name Blanford

Born on June 3, 1834

Died on January 23, 1893 (aged 58)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Henry Francis Blanford was a British meteorologist and palaeontologist who worked in India. He was a younger brother of the naturalist William Thomas Blanford, both of whom joined the Geological Survey of India in 1855. Henry was the first official meteorologist in India, appointed as Imperial Meteorological Reporter in 1875.

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William Thomas Blanford

First Name William

Last Name Blanford

Born on October 7, 1832

Died on June 23, 1905 (aged 72)

Born in United Kingdom, England

William Thomas Blanford was an English geologist and naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma.

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