Jonathan Couch

Jonathan Couch
Born(1789-03-15)15 March 1789
Polperro, Cornwall, England
Died13 April 1870(1870-04-13) (aged 81)
Polperro, Cornwall, England
Scientific career
FieldsIchthyology

Jonathan Couch (15 March 1789 – 13 April 1870) was a British naturalist, the only child of Richard and Philippa Couch, of a family long resident at Polperro, a small fishing village between Looe and Fowey, on the south coast of Cornwall.[1] A blue plaque on the wall of Warren cottage commemorates his birthplace.[2]

  1. ^ Bettany, G. T. (1887). "Couch, Jonathan (1789–1870), naturalist, by G. T. Bettany". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. XXII. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  2. ^ Photographed opposite "old Watch House" 25 March 2012