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Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth .
Media in category "Brian Houghton Hodgson". The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. A catalogue of portraits, paintings and sculpture at the Natural History Museum, London (1995) (20590444391).jpg 3,388 × 4,358; 6.8 MB. Asiatic Researches (1833) (20349518641).jpg 3,504 × 2,627; 1.18 MB.
Photograph of Brian Houghton Hodgson in later life; 79 Sanskrit manuscripts; 75 were donated by Hodgson in 1835-1836 and catalogued by Cowell and Eggeling; a further 4 were added later; Books by and about Brian Houghton Hodgson; Obituary for Brian Houghton Hodgson, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, October 1894, pp. 843-849
Brian Houghton Hodgson was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth. He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion. He was an ...
Of the Bengal civil service, Hon D.C.L of Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society, Corr. Member of the Institute of France, Hon Member of the German Oriental Society Etc. Etc. As resident Minister at the Court of Nepal he rendered distinguished service to his country and to the cause of Science and Oriental learning. Susan...
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Hodgson, Brian Houghton (1801-1894) Brian Hodgson carried out early natural history investigations in British India and Nepal, where he served as British Resident from 1833-1844. He was especially interested in Himalayan birds and mammals, but also made botanical collections and authored ethnographic works. Hodgson joined the East India Company ...
