Osbert Salvin

Osbert Salvin
FRS
Born(1835-02-25)25 February 1835
Finchley, England
Died1 June 1898(1898-06-01) (aged 63)
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge
Occupationnaturalist
Known forGodman-Salvin Medal
SpouseCaroline Octavia Maitland

Osbert Salvin FRS (25 February 1835 – 1 June 1898) was an English naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist best known for co-authoring Biologia Centrali-Americana (1879–1915) with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52-volume encyclopedia on the natural history of Central America.

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