John Gould

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ornithologist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Zoological_Society_of_London
gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1804-09-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Exeter,_England
gptkbp:children seven
gptkbp:contribution described over 3000 species of birds
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-02-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education self-taught
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field ornithology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Gould
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_James_Audubon
gptkb:David_Attenborough
gptkb:Henry_Walter_Bates
gptkb:Richard_Bowdler_Sharpe
gptkb:Roger_Tory_Peterson
gptkb:Alfred_Russel_Wallace
gptkb:Peter_Scott
gptkb:Richard_Fitter
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Waterton
gptkbp:knownFor conservation efforts
scientific classification of birds
colorful bird illustrations
illustrations of birds
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Linnean_Society_of_London
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent first to describe many Australian birds
published over 40 volumes of ornithological works
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Birds_of_the_West_Indies
gptkb:The_Birds_of_New_Guinea
The_Birds_of_Africa
The_Birds_of_Australia
The_Birds_of_the_Indian_Subcontinent
The_Birds_of_Europe
The_Birds_of_the_Americas
The_Birds_of_the_Pacific_Islands
A_Monograph_of_the_Ramphastidae
The_Birds_of_Asia
The_Birds_of_Great_Britain
The_Birds_of_the_Arctic
The_Mammals_of_Australia
gptkbp:occupation naturalist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Gould