Claud Buchanan Ticehurst
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Claud Buchanan Ticehurst (1881 – 17 February 1941) was a British
ornithologist
.
Born at St Leonards-on-Sea
, Sussex
, Ticehurst was educated first at Tonbridge School
and subsequently attended St John's College, Cambridge
. Initially trained as a medical physician, he soon turned to the collection of birds, and made trips to Europe with John Lewis James Bonhote and Hugh Whistler
for this purpose.
His collection of 10,000 bird skins was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum.
During World War I
, Ticehurst served with the British Army as a surgeon, visiting Basra
and Quetta
, and afterwards became an authority on the birds of South Asia, following in the footsteps of Philip Lutley Sclater. He was working on a comprehensive publication regarding this topic with Hugh Whistler when he died in 1941. With Whistler's own passing two years later, the book was never published.
C. B. Ticehurst was the brother of ornithologist Norman Frederick Ticehurst (1873-1960).
United Kingdom
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ornithologist
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
.
Born at St Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea is part of Hastings, East Sussex, England, lying immediately to the west of the centre. The original part of the settlement was laid out in the early 19th century as a new town: a place of elegant houses designed for the well-off; it also included a central public garden, a...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, Ticehurst was educated first at Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School is a British boys' independent school for both boarding and day pupils in Tonbridge, Kent, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judd . It is a member of the Eton Group, and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies...
and subsequently attended St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
. Initially trained as a medical physician, he soon turned to the collection of birds, and made trips to Europe with John Lewis James Bonhote and Hugh Whistler
Hugh Whistler
Hugh Whistler , F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. was an English ornithologist who worked in India. He wrote one of the first field guides to Indian birds and documented the distributions of in numerous notes in several journals apart from describing several new subspecies.-Life and career:Whistler was born in...
for this purpose.
His collection of 10,000 bird skins was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Ticehurst served with the British Army as a surgeon, visiting Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
and Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
, and afterwards became an authority on the birds of South Asia, following in the footsteps of Philip Lutley Sclater. He was working on a comprehensive publication regarding this topic with Hugh Whistler when he died in 1941. With Whistler's own passing two years later, the book was never published.
C. B. Ticehurst was the brother of ornithologist Norman Frederick Ticehurst (1873-1960).
External links
- C B Ticehurst at Natural History Museum