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Also known as Blyth, E. Blyth

English zoologist and pharmacist (1810–1873)

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Edward Blyth (1810–1873) was a British ornithologist, zoologist, naturalist, and curator. Born in London, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His professional work focused on zoology, and he was a member of the Academy of Sciences of Turin. Blyth wrote in English and is associated with several publications, including *The ornithology of India*, *Catalogue of the mammalia in the Museum Asiatic Society*, and *Report on the collection of Australian vertebrata contained in the museum of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta*. He also authored *Catalogue of mammals and birds of Burma*.

Items from his collection are held at the Natural History Museum. Blyth died in London in 1873 and was buried at Highgate Cemetery.

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Born
1810
Died
1873
Works
9

Top works

  • The ornithology of India
  • Remarks on the zoology of the Tenasserim provinces, designed for the guidance of investigators of the natural history of that region
  • Catalogue of the mammalia in the Museum Asiatic Society
  • Report on the collection of Australian vertebrata contained in the museum of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta
  • Catalogue of mammals and birds of Burma

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Key facts

Born
( 1810-12-23 ) 23 December 1810 , London , England
Died
27 December 1873 (1873-12-27) (aged 63), London, England
Resting place
Highgate Cemetery , North London
Known for
Catalogue of the Birds of the Asiatic Society , 1849; The natural history of the Cranes 1881
Fields
Zoology
Institutions
Museum of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal , Kolkata
Author abbrev zoology
Blyth

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Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
zoology
Image
EdwardBlyth.jpg
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Edward Blyth
date of birth
1810-12-23
date of death
1873-12-27
author citation (zoology)
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name in native language
Edward Blyth
writing language
English language
place of burial
Highgate Cemetery
collection items at
Natural History Museum
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Encyclopedic overview

Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 – 27 December 1873) was an English zoologist who worked for most of his life in India as a curator of zoology at the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He catalogued the specimens in the collection in his Catalogue of the Birds of the Asiatic Society in 1849. He did not collect specimens himself but received and described bird specimens from A.O. Hume, Samuel Tickell, Robert Swinhoe among others. His Natural History of the Cranes was published posthumously in 1881.

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