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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. & Rosanne Walker updated 2025-04-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000561b.htm person Latham John FRS AACR2 27 June 1740 4 February 1837 Place of Birth Eltham, Kent, England Ornithologist John Letham was the first to describe, and to name scientifically, a large number of Australian birds. He has been called the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology.

Born Eltham, Kent, England 27 June 1740. Died 4 February 1837. Educated in medicine at London hospitals. MD, Erlangen, Germany, 1796. Medical practitioner, Dartford until he retired in 1796. Fellow, Royal Society 1775. Played a leading role in the formation of the Linnean Society of London 1788. Wrote several books on birds, including A General History of Birds, 1-10, 1821-28. He contributed the descriptions of birds in The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay ... 1789. He knew all the important English naturalists and collectors so was able to examine practically all specimens and drawings of Australian birds which reached England. In his later books he provided the first published descriptions and scientific names of many Australian birds, including the emu, white cockatoo, wedge-tailed eagle, lyre-bird and magpie.

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 'Latham, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Latham, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Notes on Some Original Drawings of Birds Used by Dr John Latham Sawyer, F. C. Notes on Some Original Drawings of Birds Used by Dr John Latham 1949 Society for Bibliography of Natural History Journal 2 Journal Article: History of American Ornithology Before Audubon Allen, E. G. History of American Ornithology Before Audubon 1951 American Philosophical Society, Transactions 41 Book Section: Latham, John (1740-1837), ornithologist Calaby, J. H. Latham, John (1740-1837), ornithologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 88-89 Book: Upside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious Animals Olsen, Penny Upside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious Animals Canberra National Library of Australia 2010