Brian Houghton Hodgson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brian Houghton Hodgson

British naturalist

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1800

Place of Birth: Prestbury, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 23-May-1894

Profession: ornithologist, ethnologist, anthropologist, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident.
He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth.
He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion.
He was an opponent of the British proposal to introduce English as the official medium of instruction in Indian schools.