About R. D. Bradfield
Lived 1882 – 1949 (aged 66–67). R. D. Bradfield was a naturalist.
Rupert Dudley Bradfield (7 December 1876 , Queenstown – 2 September 1949, Johannesburg ) was a farmer and naturalist from southern Africa. He sent several specimens of birds and plants (mainly spermatophytes) from Waterberg Plateau (Namibia) and Namib desert to museums in United Kingdom and South Africa. Many species of birds, reptiles and plant names commemorate him. Several of his plant collections were from his farm near Okahandja and later on upon his return to South Africa, from Benoni. He is commemorated in several bird species, including Bradfield's swift, Bradfield's hornbill and Bradfield's lark.
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Who was R. D. Bradfield?
South African farmer and naturalist
When was R. D. Bradfield born?
R. D. Bradfield was born in 1882.
When did R. D. Bradfield die?
R. D. Bradfield died in 1949.
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R. D. Bradfield was a naturalist.
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