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Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth .
Brian Houghton Hodgson ( 1 de febrero de 1800 - 23 de mayo de 1894 [1] ) fue un naturalista y etnólogo que trabajó en la India Británica donde fue funcionario público británico.
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800-1894) is widely recognised for the great progress he made in describing the birds and mammals of Nepal, and in recognition of this, his name is linked to the names of several mammals and birds.
Brian Hodgson carried out early natural history investigations in British India and Nepal, where he served as British Resident from 1833-1844. He was especially interested in Himalayan birds and mammals, but also made botanical collections and authored ethnographic works.
Brian Houghton Hodgson fue un naturalista y etnólogo que trabajó en la India Británica donde fue funcionario público británico.
Brian Houghton Hodgson's “Zoology of Nipal” is one of the great “what ifs” of nineteenth-century natural history. The product of over 20 years' research, incorporating thousands of pages of notes and drawings that detailed many species new to European science, it was intended to be the standard work on Himalayan animals.
Collection Summary. The Hodgson Collection in the British Library. Arrangement of the Papers. Administrative Information. Biography of Brian Houghton Hodgson. Bibliography. Detailed Description of the Collection. 1 British relations with Nepal 1760-1860. 2 Routes and itineraries 1830s-1840s.
