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Philip Sclater

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Also known as Philip Lutley Sclater, Sclater, P. L. Sclater, P. Sclater

English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer (1829-1913)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1943-10-24

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Key facts

Born
( 1829-11-04 ) 4 November 1829, Tangier Park, Wootton St Lawrence , Hampshire
Died
27 June 1913 (1913-06-27) (aged 83), Odiham , Hampshire
Education
Winchester College
Alma mater
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupations
Lawyer , zoologist
Children
William Lutley Sclater Jnr.
Parent
William Lutley Sclater

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Encyclopedic overview

Philip Lutley Sclater FRS FRGS FZS FLS (4 November 1829 – 27 June 1913) was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London for 42 years, from 1860 to 1902.

Early life

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