George Montagu
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 209 years ago |
Born | Wiltshire |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | June 20,1815 |
Died | Kingsbridge |
United Kingdom | |
Known for | Ornithological Dictionary |
Montagu's harrier | |
Date of birth | January 1,1753 |
Parents | James Montagu |
Elizabeth Hedges | |
Grandchildren | James Augustus Montagu |
Children | George Conway Courtenay Montagu |
Louisa Crawford | |
Current partner | Anne Courtenay |
Books | Testacea Britannica, or, Natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute : systematically arranged and embellished with figures |
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ID | 1524314 |
George Montagu Life story
George Montagu was an English army officer and naturalist. He was known for his pioneering Ornithological Dictionary of 1802, which for the first time accurately defined the status of Britain's birds. He is remembered today for species such as the Montagu's harrier, named for him.