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Philip Sclater

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

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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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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.

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