George Robert Gray
English ornithologist, author and museum curator (1808–1872) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years. He was the younger brother of the zoologist John Edward Gray and the son of the botanist Samuel Frederick Gray.
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George Robert Gray | |
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Born | 8 July 1808 Little Chelsea, London, England |
Died | 6 May 1872(1872-05-06) (aged 63) |
Known for | Genera of Birds, description of many species of Lepidoptera |
Parent(s) | Samuel Frederick Gray Elizabeth Forfeit |
Relatives | John Edward Gray (brother) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ornithologist, entomologist |
Institutions | British Museum |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | G. R. Gray |
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George Gray's most important publication was his Genera of Birds (1844–49), illustrated by David William Mitchell and Joseph Wolf, which included 46,000 references.