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Philip Sclater
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English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer (1829-1913)
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Philip
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Wootton St Lawrence
- Place of death
- Odiham
- Educated at
- Corpus Christi College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- zoology
- Image
- PLSclater.jpg
- Residence
- England
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- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- date of birth
- 1829-11-04
- date of death
- 1913-06-27
- name in native language
- Philip Lutley Sclater
- Commons Creator page
- Philip Lutley Sclater
- Commons category
- Philip Lutley Sclater
- Commons gallery
- Philip Lutley Sclater
- author citation (zoology)
- P.L. Sclater
- P6944
- Philip Sclater
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
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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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