William Edwin Saunders, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian naturalist
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Place of Birth: London, Ontario, Canada
About William Edwin Saunders
- William Edwin Saunders (16 August 1861 - 28 June 1943) was a Canadian naturalist.
- He contributed to the studies of birds and mammals in Canada.
- He served as the founding president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.
- He was a brother of the plant breeder Charles E.
- Saunders. Born in London, Ontario, to William Saunders senior (1836-1914), a founding director of the Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa and Sarah Agnes Robinson, the daughter of a Methodist clergyman, Saunders went to local schools.
- Saunders then studied chemistry at Trinity College School and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1883.
- Saunders founded the Mcllwraith Ornithological Club in London in 1890.
- For a while Saunders headed the chemistry department of the newly created Western University.Saunders married Emma Lee in 1885 and they had a daughter, Muriel.
- He donated most of his collections to the National Museum, Ottawa and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
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