Alfred Newton
Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. Among his numerous publications were a four-volume Dictionary of Birds (1893–6), entries on ornithology in the Encyclopædia Britannica while also an editor of the journal Ibis from 1865 to 1870. In 1900 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society and the Gold Medal of the Linnaean Society. He founded the British Ornithologists Union.
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Date of Birth
June 11st, 1829
Age
197
Birth Place
Switzerland, Canton of Geneva, Geneva
Date of Death
June 7th, 1907
Died Aged
77
Star Sign
Gemini
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