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George Such

1798 – 1879

British ornithologist and physician

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Lived 1798 – 1879 (aged 80–81). George Such was a British ornithologist, physician and scientist.

George Such (1798–1879) was an English physician and ornithologist, and a member of the Linnean Society of London.

He collected bird species in eastern Brazil. During his stay in the country, he was in regular contact with two leading ornithologists of the time: William Swainson and Nicholas Aylward Vigors.

In 1825, he published two papers in the Zoological Journal of London in which he described a new genus, Gubernetes as well as several species: Ardea fasciata = Tigrisoma fasciatum Dendrocolaptes crassirostris = Xiphocolaptes albicollis fortirostris = Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Drymophila variegata = Drymophila ferruginea Galbula ceycoides = Jacamaralcyon tridactyla Thamnophilus leachii = Mackenziaena leachii maculatus = Hypoedaleus guttatus swainsonii = Mackenziaena severa vigorsii = Batara cinerea

Not all of his proposed taxa were retained in later taxonomy.

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British ornithologist and physician (1798-1879)

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George Such was born in 1798.

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George Such died in 1879.

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George Such was an ornithologist, physician and scientist.

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George Such was British.

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· Wikipedia: George Such

· Wikidata: Q21339123

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