Collingwood Ingram

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Collingwood "Cherry" Ingram (born October 28, 1880 in London , † May 19, 1981 in Benenden , Kent ) was a British officer , traveler, botanist , gardener , dendrologist and ornithologist . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Ingram ".

Life

Collingwood Ingram was the grandson of Herbert Ingram , co-founder of The Illustrated London News , and the son of Sir William Ingram . During the First World War he served in the Royal Flying Corps .

In addition to his collecting activities in South Africa and Asia , Ingram was known as a breeder of Japanese ornamental cherries , which earned him the nickname "Cherry".

The plant taxa described by Ingram include gladioli from South Africa, rhododendrons from Japan, and cherry varieties from Persia and Japan. In addition, written Ingram scientific first descriptions to Vogeltaxa as Lichenostomus virescens forresti (subspecies of Pfeifhonigfressers ) to Turnix maculosus horsbrughi (subspecies of the stain run chicken ) to Eudynamys scolopaceus harterti (subspecies of the Indian koels ) to Taiwanschuppentimalie ( Pnoepyga formosana ) to Nucifraga caryocatactes owstoni (subspecies of the pine jay ), to Mirafra javanica rufescens (subspecies of the horsfield lark ), to Aegithalos caudatus taiti (subspecies of the tail tit ) and to Tetrao urogallus aquitanicus (a subspecies of the capercaillie endemic to the Pyrenees )

Memberships and honors

Ingram was a member of the Royal Horticultural Society , the Linnean Society of London and the British Ornithologists' Union .

Oldfield Thomas named the northern flat head pouch mouse ( Planigale ingrami ) and Ralph Anthony Blakelock named the goat clover species Cytisus ingramii in honor of Collingwood Ingram. In addition, cultivars of rosemary , Japanese maple and Japanese cherry blossoms bear his name.

Collingwood Grange , the former property of Collingwood Ingram in Benenden, is now a private park showing cultivations of rhododendrons and Japanese flowering cherries.

Works (selection)

  • The Birds of Yunnan In: Novitates Zoologicae Volume 19, 1912.
  • The Birds of the Riviera ...: An Account of the Avifauna of the Côte D'Azur from the Esterel Mountains to the Italian Frontier , Witherby, 1926
  • Isles of the Seven Seas . Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., 1936
  • Ornamental Cherries . Country Life Limited, 1948
  • In Search of Birds . F. & G. Witherby, 1966
  • A Garden of Memories . Witherby, 1970. ISBN 978-0-85493-076-0
  • The Migration of the Swallow: Symbol of Summer, Talisman of Good Fortune . Witherby, 1974

literature

  • Houghton Mifflin Company: Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. ISBN 978-0-618-25210-7
  • Ray Desmond, Christine Ellwood: Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists: including plant collectors, flower painters, and garden designers. CRC Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8

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personal data
SURNAME Ingram, Collingwood
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ingram, Cherry (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British officer, traveler, botanist, gardener, dendrologist and ornithologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1981
Place of death Benenden , Kent