William Thomas Blanford | |
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| Born | 7 October 1832 London, England |
| Died | 23 June 1905 (aged 72) London, England |
| Education | School of Design, Somerset House; Royal School of Mines; mining school, Freiberg, Saxony |
| Known for | The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma |
| Spouse | Ida Gertrude Bellhouse |
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| Awards | Wollaston Medal (1883) Royal Medal (1901) Fellow of the Royal Society Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
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| Institutions | Civitavecchia, Italy; Geological Survey of India |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Blanford |
William Thomas Blanford CIE FRS (7 October 1832 – 23 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist.[1] He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma.[2]
- ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1905). "Blanford, William Thomas". Who's Who. Vol. 57. pp. 149–150.
- ^ Holland, TH (1906). "Obituary". Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 2 (1): 1.