Andrew Smith
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Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist (1797–1872)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1797-12-03 ) 3 December 1797, Hawick , Roxburghshire
- Died
- 11 August 1872 (1872-08-11) (aged 74), London
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh
- Fields
- Botany surgeon ethnologist zoologist
- Author abbrev zoology
- A. Smith
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Hawick
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- explorer
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- ornithology
- Conflict
- Crimean War
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Sir Andrew Smith.jpg
- Residence
- Scotland
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- date of birth
- 1797-12-03
- date of death
- 1872-08-11
- Commons Creator page
- Andrew Smith
- Commons category
- Andrew Smith (zoologist)
- author citation (zoology)
- Smith
- name in native language
- Andrew Smith
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Royal Society
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Andrew Smith KCB (3 December 1797 – 11 August 1872) was a British surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist. He is considered the father of zoology in South Africa having described many species across a wide range of groups in his major work, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa.
Smith was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire. He qualified in medicine at the University of Edinburgh obtaining an M.D. degree in 1819, having joined the Army Medical Services in 1816.
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