Alfred Newton
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1829 – 1907
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Who was Alfred Newton?
Alfred Newton FRS 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, entries on ornithology in the Encyclopaedia 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.
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- Born
- Jun 11, 1829
Geneva - Also known as
- Ньютон, Альфред
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Died
- Jun 7, 1907
Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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