Francis Orpen Morris

Francis Orpen Morris
Born(1810-03-25)25 March 1810
Cobh near Cork, Ireland
Died10 February 1893(1893-02-10) (aged 82)
Nunburnholme, England
OccupationVicar
Known forOrnithologist, entomologist, and author
SpouseAnne Sanders
Children3 sons and 6 daughters

Francis Orpen Morris (25 March 1810 – 10 February 1893) was an Anglo-Irish clergyman, notable as "parson-naturalist" (ornithologist and entomologist) and as the author of many children's books and books on natural history and heritage buildings. He was a pioneer of the movement to protect birds from the plume trade and was a co-founder of the Plumage League. He died on 10 February 1893 and was buried at Nunburnholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.