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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Blyth
	First Name(s)	Edward
	Year of Birth	1810
	Year of Death	1873
	Entry	Born Dec. 23, 1810 : was a druggist at Tooting, but Natural History was the absorbing study of his life : in 1841 he was appointed Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal : retired in 1862 : wrote a great number of reports and papers on Zoology, especially on birds and mammals, in the Society's journals and in newspapers : he was said to have been the founder of the science of Zoology in India : his work was highly estimated by Darwin and Gould : died Dec. 27, 1873.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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