Edgar Leopold Layard
Edgar Leopold Layard MBOU, was a British diplomat and a naturalist mainly interested in ornithology and to a lesser extent the molluscs. He worked for a significant part of his life in Ceylon and later in South Africa, Fiji and New Caledonia. He studied the zoology of these places and established natural history museums in Sri Lanka and South Africa. Several species of animals are named after him.
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Date of Birth
July 23rd, 1824
Age
199
Birth Place
Italy, Tuscany
Date of Death
January 1st, 1900
Died Aged
75
Star Sign
Cancer
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Austen Henry Layard
Brother
Henry Peter John Layard
Father
Marianne Austen
Mother
Barbara Anne Layard
Wife
Jane Catherine Blackhall
Wife
Edgar Leopold Calthrop Layard
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