Konstanty Jelski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Konstanty Jelski

Belarusian ornithologist and zoologist

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: Malyya Lyady, Belarus

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1896

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Konstanty Jelski (Belarusian: ?????????? ??????, February 17, 1837–November 26, 1896) was an acclaimed Polish ornithologist and zoologist.
Born in the village Liady, today's Smalyavichy Raion of Minsk Governorate (in present-day Belarus), he conducted many important studies abroad, specifically in French Guiana and Peru from 1866 to 1875.
He was the curator of a museum in Lima from 1874 to 1878, when he came Poland to become the curator of the Natural History dep.
of Academy of Learning in Kraków.