William Thomas Blanford (also Blanford ; English William Thomas Blanford ) (1832-1905) - English geologist and zoologist, specialist in terrestrial mollusks and vertebrates, president of the London Geological Society (1888), Royal Society of London (1874) , for research on zoology and geology of British India, was awarded the Wollaston Medal (1883) and the Royal Medal (1901). Brother of Henry Francis Blanford (1834-1893).
| William Thomas Blanford | |
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| English William Thomas Blanford | |
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| Date of Birth | October 7, 1832 |
| Place of Birth | London |
| Date of death | June 23, 1905 (72 years old) |
| Place of death | London |
| A country | Great Britain |
| Scientific field | geology , zoology |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards and prizes | (1874) Royal Medal (1883) Wollaston Medal (1901) |
| 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 " Blanford " . |
The following animal taxa are named after the scientist:
- Snail genus , 1863 [1]
- Blanford Lark ( ) ( Shelley , 1902)
- Blanford's Flying Dragon ( Draco blanfordii ) Boulenger , 1885
- Crested Lizard Boulenger , 1918
- Blanford's Sand Agam ( ) ( Stoliczka , 1871)
- Blenford's narrow-snake ( ) ( Boulenger , 1890)
Proceedings
- Mollusca: Testacellidae and Zonitidae , Taylor & Francis, London 1908
- The distribution of vertebrate animals in India, Ceylon, and Burma. Published for the Royal Society by Dulau and Co., London 1901
- . Mammalia , Taylor and Francis, London 1888-1891
- Observations on the geology and zoology of Abyssinia, made during the progress of the British expedition to that country in 1867-68. Macmillan and Co., London 1870
- Eastern Persia - An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Border Commission 1870-71-72 ; Volume I: The Geography, 1876; Reprint Elibron Classics, 2000 ISBN 978-1-4021-8340-9 , Volume II The Zoology and Geology, 1876; Reprint, 2000