Edward Pierson Ramsay

Edward Pierson Ramsay (born December 3, 1842 in Sydney , † December 16, 1916 ibid) was an Australian zoologist who mainly specialized in ornithology . Edward Pierson Ramsay was born in Ashfield on December 3, 1842, to David Ramsay and his wife Sarah Ann. He studied medicine at the University of Sydney from 1863 to 1865 , but dropped out before graduation. He has been interested in the natural sciences since childhood. Although he did not enjoy any scientific training, he published numerous works that were widely recognized by the professional world. Furthermore, he mainly devoted himself to collecting birds.

In 1863 he was appointed Treasurer of the Entomological Society of New South Wales. In 1866 he became a member of the Zoological Society in London, where he was primarily responsible for correspondence. He was a founding member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (1874) and from 1874 to 1894 he was a curator at the Australian Museum . After resigning as a curator for health reasons, he worked as a consulting ornithologist for the Australian Museum until 1909. In 1884 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .

Edward Pierson Ramsay died on December 16, 1916 in Croydon Park, Sydney, of complications from gastric cancer . His grave is in the Presbyterian Cemetery (Haberfield).

Edward Pierson Ramsay scientifically described numerous animals. Including 55 species of fish, often together with the zoologist James Douglas Ogilby .

His son John Simeon Pierson Ramsay also became a well-known ornithologist whose specialty was photography.

Web links

Commons : Edward Pierson Ramsay - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

AH Chisholm: Edward Pierson Ramsay . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1966–2012 (English).

Individual evidence

^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed April 1, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Ramsay, Edward Pierson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 3, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney
DATE OF DEATH	December 16, 1916
Place of death	Sydney

[1] Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed April 1, 2020 .