Brian Houghton Hodgson
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Brian Houghton Hodgson was a 19th-century British naturalist and ethnologist known for his pioneering studies of the wildlife, languages, and cultures of Nepal and the Himalayas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brian Houghton Hodgson canonical | 6 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ethnologist
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1800-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1894-05-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
British East India Company
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Government of British India ⓘ
surface form:
British government in India
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| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Hodgson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
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Himalayan studies ⓘ Nepal studies ⓘ ethnology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ ornithology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Brian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting and sending zoological specimens to Europe
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describing many new species of Himalayan birds and mammals ⓘ early scientific description of the Himalayan fauna ⓘ research on Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ studies of Buddhism in Nepal ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
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surface form:
Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Society ⓘ Zoological Society of London ⓘ |
| name | Brian Houghton Hodgson self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
pioneering studies of the wildlife of Nepal
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pioneering studies of the wildlife of the Himalayas ⓘ studies of the cultures of Nepal ⓘ studies of the languages of Nepal ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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ethnologist ⓘ linguist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cheshire
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England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Alderley Edge
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Cheshire ⓘ England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | British Resident at the Court of Nepal ⓘ |
| residence |
Kathmandu
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Nepal ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Buddhist texts from Nepal and Tibet
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cultures of Nepal ⓘ languages of Nepal ⓘ wildlife of Nepal ⓘ wildlife of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Himalayas
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Kathmandu ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
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