About Joshua Alder
Lived 1792 – 1867 (aged 74). Joshua Alder was a British zoologist, malacologist and scientific collector.
Joshua Alder (7 April 1792 – 21 January 1867) was a British cheesemonger and amateur zoologist and malacologist. As such, he specialized in the Tunicata, and in gastropods.
He was a member of the Natural History Society of Northumberland and Durham, and an early member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne, alongside Joseph Swan and Robert Stephenson.
Ravensworth Terrace
From 1841 to 1857 Alder was a tenant at 5 Ravensworth Terrace in the Summerhill area of Newcastle upon Tyne, which he shared with his sister Mary, a woman of independent means, and their two female servants.
During this time, he ran a cheese shop in The Side, a street in central Newcastle.
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Who was Joshua Alder?
British zoologist (1792-1867)
When was Joshua Alder born?
Joshua Alder was born on 7 April 1792 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
When did Joshua Alder die?
Joshua Alder died on 21 January 1867 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Joshua Alder was a zoologist, malacologist and scientific collector.
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Joshua Alder was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joshua Alder. https://biography.guide/joshua-alder/
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