GB 0814 ZAAB - Baird, William (1803-1872)

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GB 0814 ZAAB

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Baird, William (1803-1872)

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  • 1823-1833 (Creación)

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2 vols

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Born, 8 January 1803; educated at the high school, Edinburgh, and studied medicine at Edinburgh, Dublin, and Paris; surgeon with the East India Company, 1823; visited India and China five times, availing himself of every possibility to pursue his interest in natural history; returned to Britain, 1829; helped to establish the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club; private medical practice; appointment in the zoological department of the British Museum, 1841; FRS, 1867; died, 1872.

Publications: Cyclopaedia of the Natural Sciences (1858)

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GB 0814 ZAAB 1823-1833 Collection (fonds) 2 vols Baird , William , 1803-1872 , zoologist

Born, 8 January 1803; educated at the high school, Edinburgh, and studied medicine at Edinburgh, Dublin, and Paris; surgeon with the East India Company, 1823; visited India and China five times, availing himself of every possibility to pursue his interest in natural history; returned to Britain, 1829; helped to establish the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club; private medical practice; appointment in the zoological department of the British Museum, 1841; FRS, 1867; died, 1872.

Publications: Cyclopaedia of the Natural Sciences (1858)

Journals of William Baird, 1823-1833, comprising journal of voyages to the West Indies, South America, East Indies and China, Cape of Good Hope and St Helena, from 1823 to 1831, in the Barque Charles and H C Ship Berwickshire and voyage to and from China, in H C Ship Berwickshire, in 1832 and 1833.

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Entry transcribed by Sarah Drewery, April 2011. Sources: Oxford DNB.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
April 2011 South Africa China Province of the Western Cape Cape of Good Hope Southern Africa Saint Helena Baird , William , 1803-1872 , zoologist Scientific expeditions Zoology Travel Travel abroad East Asia East Indies South East Asia Caribbean South America Field work Research work

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Journals of William Baird, 1823-1833, comprising journal of voyages to the West Indies, South America, East Indies and China, Cape of Good Hope and St Helena, from 1823 to 1831, in the Barque Charles and H C Ship Berwickshire and voyage to and from China, in H C Ship Berwickshire, in 1832 and 1833.

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In two volumes as outlined in the scope and content.

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Available. Please make an appointment in advance of your visit.

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Zoological Society of London

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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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