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Salim Ali
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Indian ornithologist (1896-1987)
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Salim Ali was an Indian ornithologist, politician, naturalist, and autobiographer. Born in Mumbai in 1896, he was a male adherent of Islam who spoke English. He served as a member of the Rajya Sabha and held citizenship in the British Raj, the Dominion of India, and India. His notable works include The Birds of Bhutan, Robins to Wagtails, Warblers to Redstarts, Cuckoo-Shrikes to Babaxes, and Flowerpackers to Buntings.
Ali received the Padma Bhushan award. He died in Mumbai in 1987 from prostate cancer, which was a natural cause. He is associated with Erwin Stresemann. His name appears in his native language as सालिम अली.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 70
Top works
- The Birds of Bhutan
- Robins to Wagtails
- Warblers to Redstarts
- Cuckoo-Shrikes to Babaxes
- Flowerpackers to Buntings
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Japan
- Active from
- 1985
Discography
- 幻想庭園1988
- 月下の一群1992
- DALI1994
- Noblerot1998
- Alipro-Mania2000
- Aristocracy2001
- CLASSICS2001
- EROTIC & HERETIC2002
- 月光嗜好症2003
- étoiles2004
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 8
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- You Only Look Once: Unified, Real-Time Object Detection
· 2016 · cited 40,244x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,964x
- YOLO9000: Better, Faster, Stronger
· 2017 · cited 14,967x
- Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation
· 2010 · cited 13,971x
- Mapping and quantifying mammalian transcriptomes by RNA-Seq
· 2008 · cited 11,971x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1896-11-12 ) 12 November 1896, Bombay , Bombay Presidency , British India
- Died
- 20 June 1987 (1987-06-20) (aged 90), Bombay, Maharashtra , India
- Known for
- Bird Books Salim Ali Lake, Aurangabad Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan
- Spouse
- Tehmina Ali
- Relatives
- Tyabji family , Abbas Tyabji (uncle)
- Awards
- Padma Bhushan (1958), Padma Vibhushan (1976), J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership (1975)
- Fields
- Ornithology , Natural history
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularised ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, establish the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala.
Along with Sidney Dillon Ripley he wrote the landmark ten volume Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, a second edition of which was completed after his death. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively. Salim Ali's swift and the Himalayan thrush are named after him as are Salim Ali's fruit bat and Salim Ali's dwarf gecko. Several bird sanctuaries and institutions have also been named after him.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salim Ali” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.