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John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828).
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John Latham may refer to: John Latham (ornithologist)...
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John Latham (27 giugno 1740 – 4 febbraio 1837) è stato un medico, naturalista e autore inglese. Latham è stato definito il «nonno» dell' ornitologia australiana . Fu molto abile nell'esaminare gli esemplari di uccelli australiani che raggiunsero l'Inghilterra negli ultimi venti anni del XVIII secolo, e molti dei quali vennero ...
The Pacific gull was first described by English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 from a Thomas Watling drawing, where the local name had been recorded as Troo-gad-dill. Its specific epithet refers to the Pacific Ocean.
John Latham (1740-1837), ornithologist, was born on 27 June 1740 at Eltham, Kent, England, son of John Latham, a surgeon. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, studied anatomy under the radical surgeon John Hunter, and after completing his medical education at London hospitals practised medicine for many years at Dartford.
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John Latham (1740-1837) was an English doctor and naturalist, famous for his work in ornithology. He was particularly known for his study of Australian birds, brought to England and observed on James Cook’s colonial expeditions.
John Latham, who was to become England’s foremost ornithologist and recorder of new bird species at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries, was born on 27 June 1740 at Eltham in...
