Henry Walter Bates
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1825 – 1892
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Who was Henry Walter Bates?
Henry Walter Bates FRS FLS, FGS was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace, starting in 1848. Wallace returned in 1852, but lost his collection on the return voyage when his ship caught fire. When Bates arrived home in 1859 after a full eleven years, he had sent back over 14,712 species of which 8,000 were new to science. Bates wrote up his findings in his best-known work, The Naturalist on the River Amazons.
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- Born
- Feb 8, 1825
Leicester - Also known as
- Walter, William Henry
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Employment
- Royal Geographical Society
- Died
- Feb 16, 1892
London
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on July 23, 2013
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