Robert Gray

Robert Gray FRSE (15 August 1825 – 18 February 1887), was a Scottish banker and famed amateur ornithologist.

Life Gray was born at Dunbar on 15 August 1825, the son of Archibald Gray, a Dunbar merchant. He was educated at the parish school in Dunbar.

In Edinburgh he again devoted himself to the interests of science. Over and above his connection to the Royal Society of Edinburgh it was in connection with the Royal Physical Society that he made his main influence.

Family In 1856 he married Elizabeth Anderson who became a famous fossil-collector. Their daughters, Mary, Alice, agnes and Edith were also known for creating fossil collections, most of which are now held by the Natural History Museum in London. The sisters are commemorated by a bird bath in the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. It was designed by Sir Frank Mears and carved by Pilkington Jackson.