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John Gould (1804–1881) was a British zoologist, illustrator, ornithologist, and painter. He was born in Lyme Regis and died in 1881, being buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. Gould worked in the field of ornithology and wrote in English. He was influenced by Charles Darwin and had a significant association with John Gilbert. His spouse was Elizabeth Gould.
Gould was a member of the Royal Society, the Geological Society of London, the Academy of Sciences of Turin, and the Royal Entomological Society. He received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. He is also recognized in the Royal Society collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1804-09-14 ) 14 September 1804, Lyme Regis , England
- Died
- 3 February 1881 (1881-02-03) (aged 76), London, England
- Resting place
- Kensal Green cemetery
- Known for
- Illustrated monographs on birds, identification of Darwin's finches
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Coxen
- Children
- Charles Gould
- Fields
- Ornithology
- Institutions
- Zoological Society of London
- Author abbrev zoology
- Gould
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Gould
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Lyme Regis
- Place of death
- Bedford Square
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Gould
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- ornithology
- Image
- John Gould.jpg
- Work location
- Australian continent
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- place of burial
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- member of
- Royal Entomological Society
- Commons category
- John Gould
- date of birth
- 1804-09-14
- date of death
- 1881-02-03
- Commons gallery
- John Gould
- Commons Creator page
- John Gould
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- author citation (zoology)
- Gould
- name in native language
- John Gould
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Charles Darwin
- P6944
- John Gould
- significant person
- John Gilbert
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to John Gould, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
John Gould FRS (/ɡuːld/; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. Because of his 1840s seven-volume series The Birds of Australia and its updates he has been considered the father of bird study in Australia, and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species.
Early life
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