Francis Willughby

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1635 – 1672

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Who was Francis Willughby?

Francis Willughby was an English ornithologist and ichthyologist. He was a student, friend and colleague of the naturalist John Ray at Cambridge University, and shared some of his expeditions and interests. Ray saw Willughby's Ornithologia libri tres through the press after Willughby's sudden death.

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Born
Nov 22, 1635
Warwickshire
Education
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
  • Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Died
Jul 3, 1672

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on July 23, 2013

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