Edward Pierson Ramsay

Edward Pierson Ramsay ( born December 3, 1842 in Ashfield, † December 16, 1916 in Sydney) was an Australian zoologist who mainly specialized in the subarea ornithology.

Edward Pierson Ramsay was born as the son of Dr. David Ramsay and his wife Sarah Ann on December 3, 1842 in Ashfield. He studied medicine from 1863 to 1865 at the University of Sydney, but broke this study prior to completion from. Since his childhood, his interest lay in the natural sciences. Although he enjoyed no scientific training, he has published numerous works that have been widely recognized by the experts. In addition, he devoted himself mainly to collecting birds.

In 1863 he was appointed treasurer of the Entomological Society of New South Wales. In 1866 he was a member of the Zoological Society of London, where he was primarily responsible for correspondence. He was a founding member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874 ) and 1874 to 1894 he was hired as a curator at the Australian Museum. After his resignation as curator for health reasons, he worked as a consultant ornithologist for the Australian Museum until 1909.

On December 16, 1916 Edward Pierson Ramsay died in Croydon Park in Sydney at the consequences of a carcinoma of the stomach. His grave is in the cemetery Presbyterian ( Haberfield ).

Edward Pierson Ramsay described numerous animals scientifically. Among 55 species of fish, often together with the zoologist James Douglas Ogilby.

His son John Simeon Pierson Ramsay was a well-known ornithologist, whose specialty was of photography.