Andrew Smith (zoologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrew Smith (zoologist)

Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1797

Place of Birth: Hawick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1872

Profession: naturalist, physician, zoologist, surgeon, biologist, ornithologist, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Andrew Smith KCB (3 December 1797 – 11 August 1872) was a Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist.
He is considered the father of zoology in South Africa having described many species across a wide range of groups in his major work, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa.Smith was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire.
He qualified in medicine at the University of Edinburgh obtaining an M.D.
degree in 1819, having joined the Army Medical Services in 1816.