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Henry Seebohm (12 July 1832 – 26 November 1895) was an English steel manufacturer, and amateur ornithologist, oologist and traveller.
Biography
Henry was the oldest son of Benjamin Seebohm (1798–1871) who was a wool merchant at Horton Grange, Bradford. The family had moved to England from Bad Pyrmont in Germany. Henry's mother Esther Wheeler (1798–1864) was a granddaughter of William Tuke. The Seebohms were active in the Society of Friends and Henry schooled within the community in York. He worked initially in a grocery as an assistant but moved to Sheffield where he became a steel manufacturer. He married Maria, daughter of George John Healey, a merchant in Manchester on 19 January 1859. A number of birds were named after Seebohm, including the grey emutail (Dromaeocercus seebohmi) by Bowdler Sharpe. A portrait of Seebohm in oil by Hugh Ford Crighton is held by Sheffield Museums.
Bibliography
- (1901) The birds of Siberia; a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei. J. Murray. London.
- (1893) Geographical distribution of British birds
- (1890) The birds of the Japanese Empire. R.H. Porter, London.
- (1890) Classification of Birds. R.H. Porter, London.
- (1888) The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies. H. Sotheran. London
- (1883) A history of British birds, with coloured illustrations of their eggs. R.H. Porter. London. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4
- (1880) Siberia in Europe: a visit to the valley of the Petchora, in north-east Russia. J. Murray, London.
- (1880) Contributions to the ornithology of Siberia
References
Further reading
- The book was edited and published by RB Sharpe after Seebohm's death. Sharpe included a biography of Seebohm entitled Memoir at the beginning of the volume.
External links
- Illustrations from Monograph of the Turdidae