William Swainson Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Linnean_Society_of_London
gptkbp:birthDate 1789-10-08
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Swainson_III
gptkbp:contributedTo Described many new species of birds.
Worked on the classification of plants.
Contributed to the understanding of animal classification.
gptkbp:deathDate 1855-01-06
gptkbp:field Botany
Zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Swainson Jr.
gptkbp:influence Influenced future botanists.
Influenced future ornithologists.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Waterton
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_James_Audubon
gptkbp:knownFor Naturalist
gptkbp:legacy Swainson's_Flycatcher_named_after_him.
Swainson's_Hawk_named_after_him.
Swainson's_Lizard_named_after_him.
Swainson's_Thrush_named_after_him.
Swainson's_Warbler_named_after_him.
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:John_Gould
gptkb:Richard_Bowdler_Sharpe
gptkb:Henry_Seebohm
gptkb:William_Jardine
gptkb:George_Shaw
gptkbp:notableWorks Zoological Illustrations
A Treatise on the Geography and Classification of Animals
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Artist
Author
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:researchFocus Birds
Fungi
Insects
Mammals
Reptiles
Fauna_of_New_Zealand.
Flora_of_New_Zealand.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Swainson