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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_GouldJohn Gould - Wikipedia

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   John Gould FRS ( / ɡuːld /; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881 [1]) was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › John-GouldJohn Gould | Victorian Era, Naturalist, Taxidermist | Britannica

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   John Gould (born Sept. 14, 1804, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, Eng.—died Feb. 3, 1881, London) was an English ornithologist whose large, lavishly illustrated volumes on birds commanded ever-mounting prices among bibliophiles.

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4. australian.museum › john-gouldJohn Gould: illustrations and books - Australian Museum

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   Businessman, publisher, and obsessive bird collector, John Gould was the first influential figure in Australian ornithology. John Gould: books and illustrations. John Gould was an immensely successful publisher. Over the course of his lifetime he produced 21 titles. Discover a selection of his published works in digital format.

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6. australian.museum › learn › collectionsJohn Gould and his contribution to science - Australian Museum

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   John Gould was a fellow of many scientific societies including the Zoological, Linnean and Royal Societies. In his lifetime, he wrote over 300 scientific articles and identified 377 new species of birds.

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   Sep 14, 2011 · John Gould (1804-1881), zoologist, was born on 14 September 1804 at Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. It is probable that after some slight education he served with his father as a gardener, and thus became attracted to both plants and birds.

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8. australian.museum › john-gould › gould-in-the-fieldJohn Gould in Australia - The Australian Museum

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   John Gould: books and illustrations. With the obsession of a collector and an eye for artistic talent, John Gould succeeded in creating one of the most recognisable and long-lasting brand names in natural history.

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   Who was John Gould?

   • The University of Glasgow, which owns a copy of Birds of Great Britain, describes John Gould as "the greatest figure in bird illustration after Audubon. Gould was not directly responsible for the illustrations himself, although he supervised their production closely." Auctioneers Sotherans describe the work as "Gould's pride and joy".

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   Why was John Gould so successful?

   • The success of John Gould 's various business and scientific endeavours relied on an uninterrupted supply of bird specimens that had been collected from all around the world. A number of Gould's contemporaries suggest that he was more at home behind a desk sorting his bird skins than out in the bush collecting them.

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   Why did John Gould visit the Australian Museum?

   • The Australian Museum had been in existence for barely a decade when John Gould arrived in Sydney in February 1839. John Gould wrote many warnings about the potential extinction of Australian species. Ironically his collectors were killing thousands of birds and mammals all over the world to send to him for identification and illustration.

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   How did John Gould influence Australian ornithology?

   • Of all his achievements, John Gould is most well known for his influence on Australian ornithology. While his work The Birds of Australia is primarily remembered for its impressive illustrations, its publication also made him the dominant figure in Australian taxonomy.

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10. www.sothebys.com › en › articlesThe Extraordinary Legacy of 'Bird Man' John Gould | Books ...

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    Apr 10, 2018 · A magnificent set of works by the unrivalled naturalist John Gould – the most celebrated British ornithologist of the nineteenth-century – features in the upcoming Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History sale in London on 15 May.