Thomas Hardwicke

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Thomas Hardwicke
FRS
Born1756
Died3 March 1835 (aged about 78)
Lambeth, London
Known forCollection of drawings of Indian animals
AwardsFellow of the Linnean Society
Scientific career
FieldsSoldier, zoologist
InstitutionsBritish East India Company army
Author abbrev. (botany)Hardw.
Author abbrev. (zoology)Hardwicke

Major-General Thomas Hardwicke (1756[1] – 3 March 1835[2][3]) was an English soldier and naturalist who was in India from 1777 to 1823. He collected numerous specimens of natural history and had them painted by Indian artists. From these paintings many new species were described. Several of these species are named after him. On returning to England he collaborated with the zoologist John Edward Gray to publish Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830–1835).

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