Edward Pearson Ramsay (also Ramsay English; Edward Pierson Ramsay ; December 3, 1842, Sydney - December 16, 1916, ibid.) - Australian bird watcher.
| Edward Pearson Ramsay | |
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| English Edward pierson ramsay | |
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| Date of Birth | December 3, 1842 |
| Place of Birth | Sydney |
| Date of death | December 16, 1916 ( 74) |
| Place of death | Sydney |
| A country | Australia |
| Scientific field | ornithology |
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| 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 " Ramsay " . |
Edward Pearson Ramsay studied medicine at the University of Sydney from 1863 to 1865, but dropped out before graduating. From his childhood he was interested in the natural sciences. Although he did not receive a scientific education, he published numerous works that were recognized by the scientific community. Then he devoted himself primarily to collecting birds.
In 1863, he was appointed treasurer of the Entomological Society of New South Wale . In 1866, he was a member of the Zoological Society of London , responsible primarily for correspondence. He was a co-founder of the Linnaeus Society of New South Wales (1874), and from 1874 to 1894 - curator of the Australian Museum . During this period, he published the “ Catalog of the Australian Birds in the Australian Museum at Sydney ”. After his retirement for health reasons, he worked until 1909 as an ornithological consultant at the Australian Museum.
On December 16, 1916, Edward Pearson Ramsay died of gastric carcinoma . His grave is in the Presbyterian ( Haberfield ) cemetery.
Merit
Edward Pearson Ramsay first scientifically described many species of animals, including 55 species of fish, often together with zoologist James Douglas Ogilby . Among the animal species described by him are a two-clawed tortoise ( Carettochelys insculpta ), a yellow-shouldered royal parrot ( Alisterus chloropterus ), a gray-faced white-headed flycatcher ( Heteromyias cinereifrons ), and a giant bandicoot ( Peroryctes broadbenti ).
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 142072206 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Literature
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Ramsay, Edward Pierson" [1] . Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.