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He was accompanied and supported on his early surveys by his wife, Tehmina, and was shattered when she died in 1939 following a minor surgery. After Tehmina's death in 1939, Salim Ali stayed with his sister Kamoo and brother-in-law.
Tragically his wife died in 1939 following a minor operation. From what he had collected, he published “The Book of Indian Birds in 1941” in which he discussed the kinds and habits of Indian birds. The book sold very well for a number of years.
Nov 11, 2017 · Dr Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was the pre-eminent ornithologist of India who was born on November 12, in 1896, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Orphaned at a very young age, Ali was brought up by his maternal uncle, Amiruddin Tyabji.
Personal life & death. Salim Ali married Tehmina Begum in 1918. In 1939, his wife passed away. The tragedy drove him deeper into the world of birds. Ali passed away on June 20, 1987, at the...
Nov 17, 2021 · Dr P Pramod. Senior Principal Scientist. Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) November 12, 2021 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Sálim Ali, the doyen of...
Nov 12, 2022 · He died at the age of 90, on June 20, 1987. In his remembrance, Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) was set up in 1990 at Coimbatore by the Government of India. The...
Mar 22, 2021 · For Salim Ali, these two decades were a time of both achievement and sorrow. In 1939, Tehmina, who accompanied him on all his exit expeditions, died suddenly after a minor surgery. For months, he was rudderless, and stayed with his sister in Bombay.
Jun 21, 1987 · Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, India's foremost ornithologist and wildlife conservationist, died of a heart attack in Bombay today. He was 90 years old. Dr. Ali, known as Salim Ali, wrote a...
Nov 12, 2022 · On November 12, 1896, Indian ornithologist and naturalist Sálim Ali was born. Sometimes referred to as the “birdman of India “, Salim Ali was among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and several bird books that he wrote helped popularize ornithology in India.
Oct 11, 2021 · After his death in 1987, his old friend and long time colleague Dillon Ripley wrote in an In Memoriam: Ali was born in Bombay on 12 November 1896.
