George Ernest Shelley
English geologist and ornithologist
About George Ernest Shelley
Lived 1840 – 1910 (aged 70). George Ernest Shelley was a British ornithologist, geologist and biologist.
Captain George Ernest Shelley (15 May 1840 – 29 November 1910) was an English geologist and ornithologist. He was a nephew of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Shelley was educated at the Lycée de Versailles and served a few years in the Grenadier Guards.
His books included A Monograph of the Cinnyridae, or Family of Sun-Birds (1876–1880), A Handbook to the Birds of Egypt (1872) and The Birds of Africa (5 volumes, 1896–1912) illustrated by J. G. Keulemans.
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Who was George Ernest Shelley?
English geologist and ornithologist (1840–1910)
When was George Ernest Shelley born?
George Ernest Shelley was born on 15 May 1840 in Brighton.
When did George Ernest Shelley die?
George Ernest Shelley died on 29 November 1910 in London.
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George Ernest Shelley was an ornithologist, geologist and biologist.
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George Ernest Shelley was British.
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