Horsfield
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Horsfield refers to Thomas Horsfield, an American naturalist and physician known for his extensive work in zoology and botany in Southeast Asia during the early 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Horsfield canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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naturalist ⓘ physician ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1773-05-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1859-07-24 ⓘ |
| education | medical degree ⓘ |
| employer | East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Horsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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entomology ⓘ natural history ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Horsfield’s bronze-cuckoo
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Horsfield’s bushlark NERFINISHED ⓘ Horsfield’s fruit bat NERFINISHED ⓘ Horsfield’s tarsier NERFINISHED ⓘ Horsfield’s tortoise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePublication |
A Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum of the East-India Company
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A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the East-India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century zoological taxonomy
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study of Southeast Asian biodiversity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to taxonomy of Southeast Asian species
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research on Southeast Asian fauna and flora ⓘ studies of the natural history of Java ⓘ work on Javanese birds and mammals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Linnean Society of London
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Horsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | describing numerous new species of mammals, birds, and insects ⓘ |
| occupation |
naturalist
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physician ⓘ |
| position | keeper of the East India Company’s museum ⓘ |
| studied |
Javanese birds
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Javanese mammals ⓘ Southeast Asian insects ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Java
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Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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