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Smith, Andrew, 1797-1872

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingSmith, Andrew, 1797-1872
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Variant(s)Smith, Andrew, Sir, 1797-1872
Associated placeScotland
Birth date17971203
Death date18720811
Field of activityZoology Medicine
Profession or occupationZoologist Surgeon
Found inKirby, P.R. Andrew Smith and Natal, 1955: p. 1 (Dr. Andrew Smith)
DNB (Smith, Sir Andrew, 1797-1872; dir. gen. of army med. dept.)
Dict. S.A. biog. (Smith, Sir Andrew, b. 12-3-1797, d. 8-11-1872; surgeon, naturalist, explorer, etc.)
Wikipedia, Nov. 12, 2012 (Sir Andrew Smith KCB (3 December 1797-11 August 1872) was a Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist. He is considered the father of zoology in South Africa having described many species across a wide range of groups in his major work, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa)
Associated languageeng