Walter Buller

Sir Walter Buller
Born
Walter Lawry Buller

(1838-10-09)9 October 1838
Pakanae, Hokianga, New Zealand
Died19 July 1906(1906-07-19) (aged 67)
EducationWesley College, Auckland
Known forNew Zealand ornithology, A History of the Birds of New Zealand
SpouseCharlotte Mair
ChildrenFour
Scientific career
FieldsLaw, ornithology
Author abbrev. (zoology)Buller

Sir Walter Lawry Buller KCMG (9 October 1838 – 19 July 1906) was a New Zealand lawyer and naturalist who was a dominant figure in New Zealand ornithology. His book, A History of the Birds of New Zealand, first published in 1873, was published as an enlarged version in 1888 and became a New Zealand classic.


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