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Richard Lydekker

February 15, 2024

Richard Lydekker (/lɪˈdɛkər/; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history.[1]

Richard Lydekker
Lydekker, c. 1900
Born(1849-07-25)25 July 1849
London, England
Died16 April 1915(1915-04-16) (aged 65)
Harpenden, England
NationalityEnglish
AwardsLyell Medal (1902)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsTrinity College, Cambridge
Natural History Museum

Biography edit

Richard Lydekker was born at Tavistock Square in London. His father was Gerard Wolfe Lydekker, a barrister-at-law with Dutch ancestry. The family moved to Harpenden Lodge soon after Richard's birth.[2] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a first-class in the Natural Science tripos (1872).[3] In 1874 he joined the Geological Survey of India and made studies of the vertebrate palaeontology of northern India (especially Kashmir). He remained in this post until the death of his father in 1881. His main work in India was on the Siwalik palaeofauna; it was published in Palaeontologia Indica. He was responsible for the cataloguing of the fossil mammals, reptiles, and birds in the Natural History Museum (10 vols., 1891).[4]

He named a variety of taxa including the golden-bellied mangabey; as a taxon authority he is named simply as "Lydekker".[5]

Biogeography edit

 
Map of Sunda and Sahul, showing Lydekker's Line

He was influential in the science of biogeography. In 1896 he delineated the biogeographical boundary through Indonesia, known as Lydekker's Line, that separates Wallacea on the west from Australia-New Guinea on the east. [6][4] It follows the edge of the Sahul Shelf, an area from New Guinea to Australia of shallow water with the Aru Islands on its edge. Along with Wallace's Line and others,[7] it indicates the definite effect of geology on the biogeography of the region, something not seen so clearly in other parts of the world.[8]

First cuckoo edit

Lydekker attracted amused public attention with a pair of letters to The Times in 1913, when he wrote on 6 February that he had heard a cuckoo, contrary to Yarrell's History of British Birds which doubted the bird arrived before April. Six days later on 12 February 1913, he wrote again, confessing that "the note was uttered by a bricklayer's labourer". Letters about the first cuckoo became a tradition in the newspaper.[9]

Awards edit

He received the Lyell Medal from the Geological Society of London in 1902.[10]

 
Drawing of a mantis shrimp by Richard Lydekker, 1896

Works edit

  • Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum (Natural History), 5 vols. (1885–1887)
  • Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History), 4 vols. (1889)
  • A Manual of Palaeontology (with Henry Alleyne Nicholson, 2 vols., 1889)
  • Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum (Natural History) (1891)[11]
  • Phases of Animal Life[12] (1892)
  • The Royal Natural History[13][14] (with W. H. Flower), 6 vols., 12 sec. (1893–1896)
  • A Hand-book to the Marsupialia and Monotremata (1894)
  • Life and Rock: A Collection of Zooogical and Geological Essays (1894)
  • A Geographical History of Mammals (1896)
  • A Hand-book to the British Mammalia (1896)
  • A Handbook to the Carnivora : part 1 : cats, civets, and mongooses (1896)
  • The Deer of all Lands : A history of the family Cervidae, living and extinct (1898)
  • Wild Oxen, Sheep & Goats of all Lands, Living and Extinct (1898)
  • The Wild Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet[15] (1900)
  • The great and small game of Europe, western & northern Asia and America (1901)
  • The New Natural History 6 vols. (1901)
  • Living Races of Mankind: A popular illustrated account of the customs, habits, pursuits, feasts, and ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world, 2 vols. (1902),[16] with Henry Neville Hutchinson and John Walter Gregory
  • Mostly Mammals: Zoological Essays (1903)
  • Guide to the Gallery of Reptilia and Amphibia in the British museum (1906)
  • Sir William Flower (1906)
  • The Game Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet (rev. ed.) (1907)
  • Guide to the Great Game Animals (Ungulata) in British Museum (1907)
  • Guide to the Specimens of the Horse Family (Equidæ) in British Museum (1907)
  • The Game Animals of Africa[17] (1908)
  • A Guide to the Domesticated Animals (other than horses) (1908)
  • Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins (order Cetacea) (1909)
  • A number of articles in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  • Animal Portraiture (1912)[18]
  • The Horse and its Relatives (1912)
  • The Sheep and its Cousins (1912)
  • Catalogue of the heads and horns of Indian big game bequeathed by A. O. Hume ... to the British Museum (Natural History) (1913)
  • Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History) 5 vols. (1913–1916)
  • Wild life of the World : a descriptive survey of the geographical distribution of animals 3 vols. (1916)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Lydekker, Richard". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1096.
  2. ^ "Obituary". Ibis. 57 (3): 617–620. 1915. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1915.tb08208.x.
  3. ^ "Lydekker, Richard (LDKR867R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Lydekker, Richard" . Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
  5. ^ Hart, J.A.; Thompson, J. (2020). "Cercocebus chrysogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4207A17956177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4207A17956177.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ Lydekker, Richard. (1896). A geographical history of mammals. Cambridge, The University press. p. 400.
  7. ^ Burkill, I. H. (1943). "The biogeographic division of the Indo-Australian archipelago. 2. A history of the divisions which have been proposed". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 154 (2): 127–138. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1943.tb00310.x.
  8. ^ Gillespie, Rosemary G.; Clague, D. A. (2009). Encyclopedia of Islands. University of California Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-520-25649-1.
  9. ^ Gregory, Kenneth (1976). First Cuckoo: Letters to "The Times", 1900–75. Allen & Unwin.
  10. ^ "The Geological Society of London". The Times. No. 36699. London. 24 February 1902. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Review of Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker". The Athenaeum (3431): 163. 29 July 1893.
  12. ^ Catalog Record: Phases of animal life, past and present – Hathi Trust Digital Library. hathitrust.org. 1892.
  13. ^ Catalog Record: The royal natural history – Hathi Trust Digital Library. hathitrust.org.
  14. ^ "The Royal Natural History". Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  15. ^ Catalog Record: The wild animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and... – Hathi Trust Digital Library. hathitrust.org. 2005. ISBN 9788181580344.
  16. ^ "Living races of mankind : a popular illustrated account of the customs, habits, pursuits, feasts, and ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world : Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville), 1856–1927 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 1902.
  17. ^ Catalog Record: The game animals of Africa – Hathi Trust Digital Library. hathitrust.org. 1908.
  18. ^ Lydekker, Richard, 1849–1915 (1912). Details – Animal portraiture / – Biodiversity Heritage Library. biodiversitylibrary.org.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Richard Lydekker

February 15, 2024
richard, lydekker, july, 1849, april, 1915, english, naturalist, geologist, writer, numerous, books, natural, history, lydekker, 1900born, 1849, july, 1849london, englanddied16, april, 1915, 1915, aged, harpenden, englandnationalityenglishawardslyell, medal, 1. Richard Lydekker l ɪ ˈ d ɛ k er 25 July 1849 16 April 1915 was an English naturalist geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history 1 Richard LydekkerLydekker c 1900Born 1849 07 25 25 July 1849London EnglandDied16 April 1915 1915 04 16 aged 65 Harpenden EnglandNationalityEnglishAwardsLyell Medal 1902 Scientific careerFieldsGeologyBiogeographyInstitutionsTrinity College CambridgeNatural History Museum Contents 1 Biography 2 Biogeography 3 First cuckoo 4 Awards 5 Works 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBiography editRichard Lydekker was born at Tavistock Square in London His father was Gerard Wolfe Lydekker a barrister at law with Dutch ancestry The family moved to Harpenden Lodge soon after Richard s birth 2 He was educated at Trinity College Cambridge where he took a first class in the Natural Science tripos 1872 3 In 1874 he joined the Geological Survey of India and made studies of the vertebrate palaeontology of northern India especially Kashmir He remained in this post until the death of his father in 1881 His main work in India was on the Siwalik palaeofauna it was published in Palaeontologia Indica He was responsible for the cataloguing of the fossil mammals reptiles and birds in the Natural History Museum 10 vols 1891 4 He named a variety of taxa including the golden bellied mangabey as a taxon authority he is named simply as Lydekker 5 Biogeography edit nbsp Map of Sunda and Sahul showing Lydekker s LineHe was influential in the science of biogeography In 1896 he delineated the biogeographical boundary through Indonesia known as Lydekker s Line that separates Wallacea on the west from Australia New Guinea on the east 6 4 It follows the edge of the Sahul Shelf an area from New Guinea to Australia of shallow water with the Aru Islands on its edge Along with Wallace s Line and others 7 it indicates the definite effect of geology on the biogeography of the region something not seen so clearly in other parts of the world 8 First cuckoo editLydekker attracted amused public attention with a pair of letters to The Times in 1913 when he wrote on 6 February that he had heard a cuckoo contrary to Yarrell s History of British Birds which doubted the bird arrived before April Six days later on 12 February 1913 he wrote again confessing that the note was uttered by a bricklayer s labourer Letters about the first cuckoo became a tradition in the newspaper 9 Awards editHe received the Lyell Medal from the Geological Society of London in 1902 10 nbsp Drawing of a mantis shrimp by Richard Lydekker 1896Works editCatalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum Natural History 5 vols 1885 1887 Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum Natural History 4 vols 1889 A Manual of Palaeontology with Henry Alleyne Nicholson 2 vols 1889 Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum Natural History 1891 11 Phases of Animal Life 12 1892 The Royal Natural History 13 14 with W H Flower 6 vols 12 sec 1893 1896 A Hand book to the Marsupialia and Monotremata 1894 Life and Rock A Collection of Zooogical and Geological Essays 1894 A Geographical History of Mammals 1896 A Hand book to the British Mammalia 1896 A Handbook to the Carnivora part 1 cats civets and mongooses 1896 The Deer of all Lands A history of the family Cervidae living and extinct 1898 Wild Oxen Sheep amp Goats of all Lands Living and Extinct 1898 The Wild Animals of India Burma Malaya and Tibet 15 1900 The great and small game of Europe western amp northern Asia and America 1901 The New Natural History 6 vols 1901 Living Races of Mankind A popular illustrated account of the customs habits pursuits feasts and ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world 2 vols 1902 16 with Henry Neville Hutchinson and John Walter Gregory Mostly Mammals Zoological Essays 1903 Guide to the Gallery of Reptilia and Amphibia in the British museum 1906 Sir William Flower 1906 The Game Animals of India Burma Malaya and Tibet rev ed 1907 Guide to the Great Game Animals Ungulata in British Museum 1907 Guide to the Specimens of the Horse Family Equidae in British Museum 1907 The Game Animals of Africa 17 1908 A Guide to the Domesticated Animals other than horses 1908 Guide to the Whales Porpoises and Dolphins order Cetacea 1909 A number of articles in the Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 Animal Portraiture 1912 18 The Horse and its Relatives 1912 The Sheep and its Cousins 1912 Catalogue of the heads and horns of Indian big game bequeathed by A O Hume to the British Museum Natural History 1913 Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum Natural History 5 vols 1913 1916 Wild life of the World a descriptive survey of the geographical distribution of animals 3 vols 1916 See also editAustralia continent Wallace Line Wallacea Weber LineReferences edit Lydekker Richard Who s Who Vol 59 1907 p 1096 Obituary Ibis 57 3 617 620 1915 doi 10 1111 j 1474 919X 1915 tb08208 x Lydekker Richard LDKR867R A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b Chisholm Hugh ed 1922 Lydekker Richard Encyclopaedia Britannica 12th ed London amp New York The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company Hart J A Thompson J 2020 Cercocebus chrysogaster IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 e T4207A17956177 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 2 RLTS T4207A17956177 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Lydekker Richard 1896 A geographical history of mammals Cambridge The University press p 400 Burkill I H 1943 The biogeographic division of the Indo Australian archipelago 2 A history of the divisions which have been proposed Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 154 2 127 138 doi 10 1111 j 1095 8312 1943 tb00310 x Gillespie Rosemary G Clague D A 2009 Encyclopedia of Islands University of California Press p 447 ISBN 978 0 520 25649 1 Gregory Kenneth 1976 First Cuckoo Letters to The Times 1900 75 Allen amp Unwin The Geological Society of London The Times No 36699 London 24 February 1902 p 6 Review of Catalogue of the Fossil Birds in the British Museum Natural History by Richard Lydekker The Athenaeum 3431 163 29 July 1893 Catalog Record Phases of animal life past and present Hathi Trust Digital Library hathitrust org 1892 Catalog Record The royal natural history Hathi Trust Digital Library hathitrust org The Royal Natural History Retrieved 12 June 2012 Catalog Record The wild animals of India Burma Malaya and Hathi Trust Digital Library hathitrust org 2005 ISBN 9788181580344 Living races of mankind a popular illustrated account of the customs habits pursuits feasts and ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world Hutchinson H N Henry Neville 1856 1927 Free Download amp Streaming Internet Archive Internet Archive 1902 Catalog Record The game animals of Africa Hathi Trust Digital Library hathitrust org 1908 Lydekker Richard 1849 1915 1912 Details Animal portraiture Biodiversity Heritage Library biodiversitylibrary org a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link CS1 maint numeric names authors list link External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Richard Lydekker Works by Richard Lydekker at Biodiversity Heritage Library nbsp Works by Richard Lydekker at Open Library nbsp Works by or about Richard Lydekker at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Lydekker amp oldid 1176175018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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