British Ornithologists' Club
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The British Ornithologists' Club (BOC) was founded in October 1892 to promote discussion between ornithologists and to produce a journal, their Bulletin
, which has been published continuously since that year.
The objectives of the Club are the promotion of scientific discussion between members of the British Ornithologists' Union
(BOU) and others interested in ornithology, and to facilitate the dissemination of scientific information concerned with ornithology. The club has a special interest in avian systematics
, taxonomy
and distribution.
The club was founded at a meeting of 15 members of the British Ornithologists' Union on October 5, 1892 to give BOU members the opportunity "to meet more than the customary once a year". Philip Lutley Sclater was appointed as the first Chairman and Richard Bowdler Sharpe
was appointed as editor of the Bulletin. By the end of the first year, there were 84 members
In the 1930s, the Bulletin was published by H. F. & G. Witherby
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Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club
The Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club is an ornithological journal published by the British Ornithologists' Club . It is cited as Bull. B. O. C.Many descriptions of birds new to science have been published in the bulletin....
, which has been published continuously since that year.
The objectives of the Club are the promotion of scientific discussion between members of the British Ornithologists' Union
British Ornithologists' Union
The British Ornithologists' Union aims to encourage the study of birds in Britain, Europe and elsewhere, in order to understand their biology and to aid their conservation....
(BOU) and others interested in ornithology, and to facilitate the dissemination of scientific information concerned with ornithology. The club has a special interest in avian systematics
Systematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of terrestrial life, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees...
, taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
and distribution.
The club was founded at a meeting of 15 members of the British Ornithologists' Union on October 5, 1892 to give BOU members the opportunity "to meet more than the customary once a year". Philip Lutley Sclater was appointed as the first Chairman and Richard Bowdler Sharpe
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
Richard Bowdler Sharpe was an English zoologist.-Biography:Sharpe was born in London and studied at Brighton College, The King's School, Peterborough and Loughborough Grammar School. At the age of sixteen he went to work for Smith & Sons in London...
was appointed as editor of the Bulletin. By the end of the first year, there were 84 members
In the 1930s, the Bulletin was published by H. F. & G. Witherby
Chairmen
- P L SclaterPhilip SclaterPhilip Lutley Sclater was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world...
FRS 1892-1913 - Lord RothschildWalter Rothschild, 2nd Baron RothschildLionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild FRS , a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist.-Biography:...
FRS 1913-1918 - W L SclaterWilliam Lutley SclaterWilliam Lutley Sclater was a British zoologist and museum director. He was the son of Philip Lutley Sclater, and was named after his paternal grandfather, also William Lutley Sclater....
1918-1924 - H F WitherbyHenry WitherbyHenry Forbes Witherby, M.B.E., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. was a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher and founding editor of British Birds magazine....
1924-1927 - Dr P R Lowe 1927-1930
- Major S S Flower 1930-1932
- D A BannermanDavid Armitage BannermanDavid Armitage Bannerman OBE, MA, SD , Hon. LL.D. , FRSE, FZS was a British ornithologist.-Biography:After graduating from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1909, Bannerman travelled extensively in Africa, the West Indies, South America and the Atlantic Islands.Rejected on health grounds by the...
1932-1935 - G M MathewsGregory MathewsGregory Macalister Mathews CBE was an Australian amateur ornithologist.Mathews made his fortune in mining shares, and moved to England around 1900....
1935-1938 - A Landsborough-ThomsonArthur Landsborough ThomsonSir Arthur Landsborough Thomson was a Scottish ornithologist.He was president of the British Ornithologists' Union from 1948 to 1955.-Bibliography:*A New Dictionary of Birds , 1964...
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