William Henry Sykes ( born William Henry Sykes ; January 25, 1790 , Bradford - June 16, 1872 , Kensington ) - British politician and bird watcher . He was a member of the Royal Society of London , in 1835 he founded the Royal Statistical Society, whose president was from 1863 to 1865.
| William Henry Sykes | |
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| English William Henry Sykes | |
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| Date of Birth | January 25, 1790 |
| Place of Birth | Bradford |
| Date of death | June 16, 1872 (82 years old) |
| A place of death | Kensington |
| A country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, UK |
| Scientific field | Ornithology |
| Awards and prizes | member of the Royal Society of London [d] |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Sykes " . |
Honors
In honor of Sykes, one of the species of crested lark ( Galerida deva ) [1] , a subspecies of the yellow wagtail ( Motacilla flava beema ) [2] , the Sykes goat ( Caprimulgus mahrattensis ) [3] , and the southern chat ( Hippolais rama ) [4] are named .