Patrick Russell
1726
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1805
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Great Britain
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Edinburgh
occupation: botanist, naturalist, herpetologist, surgeon
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society
Patrick Russell (6 February 1726, Edinburgh – 2 July 1805, London) was a Scottish surgeon and naturalist who worked in India. He studied the snakes of India and is considered the "Father of Indian Ophiology". Russell's viper, Daboia russelii, is named after him. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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