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Also known as Philip Lutley Sclater, Sclater, P. L. Sclater, P. Sclater

English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer (1829-1913)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1943-10-24

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Key facts

Born
( 1829-11-04 ) 4 November 1829, Tangier Park, Wootton St Lawrence , Hampshire
Died
27 June 1913 (1913-06-27) (aged 83), Odiham , Hampshire
Education
Winchester College
Alma mater
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupations
Lawyer , zoologist
Children
William Lutley Sclater Jnr.
Parent
William Lutley Sclater

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Philip
Gender
male
Place of birth
Wootton St Lawrence
Place of death
Odiham
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
zoology
Image
PLSclater.jpg
Residence
England
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writing language
English language
date of birth
1829-11-04
date of death
1913-06-27
name in native language
Philip Lutley Sclater
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author citation (zoology)
P.L. Sclater
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Encyclopedic overview

Philip Lutley Sclater FRS FRGS FZS FLS (4 November 1829 – 27 June 1913) was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London for 42 years, from 1860 to 1902.

Early life

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