Philip Ashmole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Philip Ashmole

British zoologist

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1934

Place of Birth: Amersham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist, arachnologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nelson Philip Ashmole (born 11 January 1934 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire), commonly known as Philip Ashmole, is an English zoologist and conservationist.
His main research field focused on the avifauna of islands, including Saint Helena, Ascension Island, Tenerife, the Azores, and Kiritimati.
Other interests include insects and spiders, of which Ashmole discovered and described some new taxa.