Francis Charles Robert the Jordan

See also: the Jordan (homonymy)

The reverend Francis Charles Robert the Jordan is a ornithologist British, specialist in eggs, born in 1865 with Ashbourne (Derbyshire) and died in 1940.

He makes his studies with the Magdalen College of Oxford where it is ordered priest in 1890. He leads the first forwarding of the Université of Oxford to the Spitzberg and often travels in Europe and North Africa. He is member of the zoological Société of London, of the British Ornithologists' Union, founder of British Oological Association (which will change its name into Société the Jordan after its death).

He chairs Oxford Ornithological Society and various others learned societies ornithological. He constitutes one of the most important egg collections private of Europe.

List partial of the publications

1912 : Hartert, Ernst, the Jordan, F.C.R., Ticehurst, N.F & Witherby, H.F. has Hand-List British Birds off. H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd: London.
1906 - 1909. The Eggs off European Birds .
1930 : Kirkman, F.B & the Jordan, F.C.R. British Birds . Nelson & Jack.
1938 - 1941: Witherby, H.F. ; The Jordan, F.C.R.; Ticehurst, N.F. ; & Tucker, Bernard W.. The Handbook off British Birds . Vols.1-5. H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd: London.

References

Manuscript and Drawing Collection off Francis Charles Robert the Jordan (1865-1940). With Collection Description. Natural History Museum: London. Access of December 15th, 2006.

Source

Translation of the article of English language of Wikipédia (version of April 25th, 2007).

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