Edward Newton

Sir Edward Newton KCMG ( November 1832 *, † April 25, 1897 ) was a British colonial administrator and ornithologist. He was the brother of Alfred Newton. The artist and photographer John Edward Newton he is not related.

As a colonial administrator, he worked from 1859 to 1877 in Mauritius. From there, he sent his brother several copies of various birds. Among other things, the extinct Dodo ( Dodo ) and Rodrigues Solitaire.

The Madagascar Falcon ( Falco newtoni ) is named in his Latin name for him.

  • British colonial Governor and Administrator
  • Ornithologist
  • Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
  • Governor (Jamaica )
  • Briton
  • Born in 1832
  • Died in 1897
  • Man
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