Richard Quiller Couch

Richard Quiller Couch
Born(1816-03-14)14 March 1816
Polperro, Cornwall
Died8 May 1863(1863-05-08) (aged 47)
Alma materGuy's Hospital
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, geology, occupational diseases
InstitutionsRCPS, RGSC, PNHAS

Richard Quiller Couch, (14 March 1816 – 8 May 1863), British naturalist, eldest son of Jonathan Couch, was born at Polperro, Cornwall, UK on 14 March 1816. After receiving a medical education under his father and at Guy's Hospital, London, where he gained several honours and prizes and obtained the ordinary medical qualifications, he returned to Polperro to assist his father, and employed his leisure in careful zoological study.[1]

  1. ^ Bettany, G. T. (1887). "Couch, Richard Quiller (1816–1863), naturalist, by G. T. Bettany". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. XII. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 26 November 2007.