The Reverend Francis Charles Robert Jourdain (March 4, 1865 - February 27, 1940), M.A., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U.

British Ornithologists' Union

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, was a notable British

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 amateur ornithologist and oologist. He was a founder of the British Oological Association, which changed its name after his death to the Jourdain Society

Jourdain Society

The Jourdain Society is a United Kingdom based society, founded by and for oologists, or egg-collectors, its aims being ‘for the advancement of the science of oology’. Originally the British Oological Association, it changed its name in 1946, in memory of distinguished ornithologist and oologist...

 in his memory.

Jourdain was born in Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...

 and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford

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, being ordained in 1890. He led the first Oxford University Expedition to Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen

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 as well as traveling extensively in Europe

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 and North Africa

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. He served as President of the Oxford Ornithological Society and was associated with many other ornithological bodies. Jourdain died in Southbourne

Southbourne, Dorset

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, Bournemouth

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, Dorset

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.

Publications

In addition to many ornithological papers, books he authored or coauthored include:

• Hartert, Ernst
  Ernst Hartert
  Ernst Johann Otto Hartert was a German ornithologist. Hartert was born in Hamburg. He was employed by Lionel Walter Rothschild as ornithological curator of his private museum at Tring from 1892 to 1929....
  
  ; Jourdain, F.C.R.; Ticehurst, N.F.; & Witherby, H.F.
  Henry Witherby
  Henry Forbes Witherby, M.B.E., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. was a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher and founding editor of British Birds magazine....
  
   (1912). A Hand-List of British Birds. H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd: London.http://www.archive.org/
• Jourdain, F.C.R. (1906-1909). The Eggs of European Birds http://www.archive.org/details/eggsofeuropeanbi00jour.
• Kirkman, F.B.; & Jourdain, F.C.R. (1930). British Birds. Nelson & Jack.http://www.archive.org/
• Witherby, H.F.; Jourdain, F.C.R.; Ticehurst, Norman F.; & Tucker, Bernard W. (1938-1941). The Handbook of British Birds
  Handbook of British Birds
  The Handbook of British Birds was a pioneering bird guide by H.F. Witherby, Rev. F.C.R. Jourdain, Norman F. Ticehurst and Bernard W. Tucker, published in five volumes by H. F. & G. Witherby between 1938-1941.-The Handbook:...
  
  . Vols.1-5. H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd: London.