| LC control no. | n 86844451 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Latham, John, 1740-1837 |
| Associated place | Darenth (England) |
| Birth date | 1740-06-27 |
| Death date | 1837-02-04 |
| Place of birth | Eltham (London, England) |
| Place of death | Winchester (England) |
| Field of activity | Medicine Ornithology Natural history Local history |
| Profession or occupation | Physicians Ornithologists Naturalists Antiquarians Historians |
| Found in | LCCN 06-23456: Pennant, T. Indian zoology, 1790 (hdg.: Latham, John, 1740-1837; variant: John Latham) Latham, John. Collections for a history of Romsey, Hampshire, July 2017: title page (John Latham) page xiv (retired from his medical practice in Kent and moved to live in Romsey in 1795; internationally acclaimed ornithologist and committed antiquarian) Wikipedia (English), March 12, 2018 (born on 27 June 1740 at Eltham in south east London; English physician, naturalist and author; described as the grandfather of Australian ornithology; in 1763, aged 23, began working as a physician in the village of Darenth, near Dartford in Kent; retired from his medical practice aged 56 in 1796 and moved to live near his son at Romsey in Hampshire; died aged 96 in Winchester on the 4 February 1837 and was buried in Romsey Abbey) |
| Associated language | eng |
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