John Gould
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John Gould | |
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Born | 14 September 1804 Lyme Regis, Dorset |
Died | 3 Februar 1881 Bedford Square, Lunnon | (aged 76)
Restin place | Kensal Green cemetery |
Naitionality | Breetish |
Kent for | Illustratit monographs on birds |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ornithologie |
Influences | Charles Darwin |
John Gould FRS (/ɡuːld/; 14 September 1804 – 3 Februar 1881) wis a Inglis ornithologist an bird airtist. He published a nummer o monographs on birds, illustratit bi plates that he producit wi the assistance o his wife, Elizabeth Gould, an several ither airtists includin Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf an William Matthew Hart. He haes been considered the faither o bird study in Australie an the Gould League in Australie is namit efter him. His identification o the birds nou elknamit "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception o Darwin's theory o evolution bi natural selection. Gould's wirk is referencit in Charles Darwin's beuk, On the Origin of Species.
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