Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Bowdler Sharpe

British ornithologist

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1847

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1909

Profession: librarian, zoologist, ornithologist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 – 25 December 1909) was an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural history.
In the course of his career he published several monographs on bird groups and produced a multi-volume catalogue of the specimens in the collection of the museum.
He described many new species of bird and also has had species named in his honour by other ornithologists including Sharpe's longclaw (Macronyx sharpei) and Sharpe's starling (Poeoptera sharpii).