Award
Fellow of the Royal Society
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q15520500 · wikidata
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Thomas Davies
1737-01-01 – 1812-03-16
Life & Legacy
Thomas Davies FRS FLS (c. 1737 – 16 March 1812) was a British Army officer, artist, and naturalist.
He was born c. 1737 in Shooter's Hill (London), England and died 16 March 1812 in Blackheath (London). He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-general in the Royal Artillery. He studied drawing and recorded military operations in water-colours during several military campaigns in North America. He later became a noted artist and naturalist. He was the first to illustrate and describe the superb lyrebird.
His work was not well known until after a 1953 auction from the Earl of Derby's library. His paintings were later shown as part of a major exhibition, 2 July – 4 September 1972, at the National Gallery of Canada.
Occupation & Career
ornithologist, painter, military personnel, naturalist, artist
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Fellow of the Linnean Society of London; An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara; A View of the Attack against Fort Washington
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London · Fellow of the Royal Society
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Society of London
Notable Work
A View of the Attack against Fort Washington · An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q15520500 · wikidata
Notable Work
An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q15520500 · wikidata
Notable Work
A View of the Attack against Fort Washington
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q15520500 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q15520500 — wikidata View source
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