Francis Charles Robert Jourdain
Reverend Francis Charles Robert Jourdain (born March 4, 1865 in Ashbourne , Derbyshire , † February 27, 1940 ) was a British amateur ornithologist and oologist . He was the founder of the British Oological Association , which was renamed the Jourdain Society after his death .
His father was a vicar in the rural deanery of Ashbourne-cum-Mapleton. Jourdain studied at Magdalen College , where he graduated in 1887 with a Bachelor of Arts . He was ordained in 1890 . He led the Oxford University's first expedition to Spitsbergen , and his ornithological interest took him to Holland , Denmark , Spain , Morocco , Corsica , Romania , Iceland and Algeria . Jourdain was a member of the British Ornithologists' Union , the German Ornithological Society and many other ornithological societies. He was also a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London , President of the Oxford Ornithological Society and, from 1909, deputy editor of British Birds magazine .
Works
In addition to numerous articles on his observations of Derbyshire bird life , Jourdain has contributed to the following works:
- Hartert, Ernst ; Jourdain, FCR; Ticehurst, NF; & Witherby, HF (1912). A Hand-List of British Birds . HF & G. Witherby Ltd: London.
- Jourdain, FCR (1906-1909). The Eggs of European Birds .
- Kirkman, FB; & Jourdain, FCR (1930). British Birds . Nelson & Jack.
- Witherby, HF; Jourdain, FCR; Ticehurst, Norman F .; & Tucker, Bernard W. (1938-1941). Handbook of British Birds . Vols 1-5. HF & G. Witherby Ltd: London.
Literature on Francis Charles Robert Jourdain
- Mullens, William Herbert & Swann, Harry Kirke (1917 / Reprint 1986) A Bibliography of British Ornithology ISBN 0-85486-098-3
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| SURNAME | Jourdain, Francis Charles Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British amateur ornithologist and oologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashbourne , Derbyshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1940 |