LC control no. | nr 90010813 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Smith, Andrew, 1797-1872 |
Variant(s) | Smith, Andrew, Sir, 1797-1872 |
Associated place | Scotland |
Birth date | 17971203 |
Death date | 18720811 |
Field of activity | Zoology Medicine |
Profession or occupation | Zoologist Surgeon |
Found in | Kirby, 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 language | eng |