Frederick DuCane Godman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick DuCane Godman

English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1834

Place of Birth: Godalming, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1919

Profession: zoologist, lepidopterist, ornithologist, botanist, entomologist, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Frederick DuCane Godman DCL FRS FLS FGS FRGS FES FZS MRI FRHS (15 January 1834 – 19 February 1919) was an English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist.
He was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Along with Osbert Salvin, he is remembered for studying the fauna and flora of Central America. Godman collected Iznik, Hispano-Moresque and early Iranian pottery.
His collection of more than 600 pieces was donated to the British Museum through the will of his younger daughter, Catherine Edith Godman, who died in 1982.