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  1. John Latham FRS (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and A General History of Birds (1821–1828).

  2. Jun 27, 2018 · Learn about John Latham, who described many exotic birds from Captain Cook's voyages and used English names before Linnaean system. See his plates, drawings and the bird named after him.

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  3. John Latham (1740-1837), ornithologist, was born on 27 June 1740 at Eltham, Kent, England, son of John Latham, a surgeon. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, studied anatomy under the radical surgeon John Hunter, and after completing his medical education at London hospitals practised medicine for many years at Dartford.

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  4. John Latham was an ornithologist and was one of the founding members of the Linnean Society. Famous for his two ten-volume histories of birds

  5. He retired at 56 and devoted the rest of his long life (he died in 1837 aged 96) to his real passion: ornithology.2 A keen collector of bird skins and a talented artist, he conceived a plan to publish a complete illustrated descriptive list of all known bird species, expanding and clarifying the earlier work of John Ray (1627–1705) and Carl ...

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  6. John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and A General History of Birds (1821–1828).

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  8. described as the ‘grandfather’ of Australian ornithology.1 Born in Kent, England, in 1740, Latham began practising as a surgeon at age 23. He retired at 56 and devoted the rest of his long life (he died in 1837 aged 96) to his real passion: ornithology.2 A keen collector of bird skins and a talented

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