Hugh Edwin Strickland

Hugh Edwin Strickland ( born March 2, 1811 in Righton, Yorkshire, † September 14, 1853 near Retford, Nottinghamshire ) was an English geologist, ornithologist and taxonomist.

Strickland studied at Oxford. In 1835 he accompanied the English geologist John William Hamilton ( 1805-1867 ) on his journey to the Orient, and published as a result of this trip: Bibliographia zoologiae et geologiae (London 1847-54 ) and The Dodo and its kindred (London, 1848).

Later he supported as a professor of geology at Oxford Roderick Murchison in the preparatory work for the stratigraphy of the Silurian.

He was co-founder in 1844 of the Ray Society.

Works

  • Bibliographia zoologiae et geologiae. London 1848-1854 doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.56049 doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.20707
  • The dodo and its kindred. London 1848 doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.43794
  • Ornithological Synonyms. London 1855 doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.6993
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