John Latham
Sign in to saveEnglish physician, naturalist and author (1740-1837)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1740-06-27
- Died
- 1837-02-04
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Facts and opinions concerning diabetes. By John Latham, M. D. F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Physician Extraordinary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
- Organization diagnosis, design, and transformation
- Trafalgar
- Java
- Baldrige User's Guide, EContent
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
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- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
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- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,190x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,820x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1740-06-27 ) 27 June 1740, Eltham , Kent, England
- Died
- 4 February 1837 (1837-02-04) (aged 96), Winchester , Hampshire , England
- Known for
- A General Synopsis of Birds
- Fields
- Ornithology
- Author abbrev zoology
- Latham
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Key dates
- Born
- 27 June 1740
- Died
- 4 February 1837
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Q2057625
- Place of death
- Winchester
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- Merchant Taylors' School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- medicine
Article
John Latham FRS (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English medical doctor, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and A General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds that reached England in the final twenty years of the 18th century, and was responsible for providing English names for many of them. He named some of Australia's most famous birds, including the emu, sulphur-crested cockatoo, wedge-tailed eagle, superb lyrebird, Australian magpie, magpie-lark, white-throated needletail and pheasant coucal. Latham has been called the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology. He was also the first to describe the hyacinth macaw from South America.
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