Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891
Variant namesThomas Wright Blakiston (1832-1891) was born on December 27, 1832, in Lymington, Hampshire, England. Blakiston was appointed magnetic observer to the Palliser Expedition in 1857. Daily, he would carry out magnetic and meteorological observations. He recorded 129 species of birds, taking specimens of 100 of them. He wrote down the world's first record of the nests of the ferruginous hawk near the Anerley Lakes on April 29 and 30, 1858. From 1861-1884, he was the foremost expert on the birds of Japan. He moved to California in 1884, and died on October 15, 1891.
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| referencedIn | A VOLUME of the Collections made by Sir Julius Caesar, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and Master of the Rolls, temp. James I containing the following miscellaneous Papers and Letters, for the most part Originals: Papers respecting the petition... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891. Report on the exploration of the Kootanie and Boundary passes of the Rocky Mountains in 1858 / by Captain Blakiston. | Eastern Washington University, JFK Library | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875. |
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Birth 1832-12-27
Death 1891-10-15
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