Edgar Leopold Layard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Leopold Layard

British diplomat and ornithologist

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1824

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1900

Profession: diplomat, civil servant, ornithologist, autobiographer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Edgar Leopold Layard MBOU, (23 July 1824 – 1 January 1900) was a British diplomat and a naturalist mainly interested in ornithology and to a lesser extent the molluscs.
He worked for a significant part of his life in Ceylon and later in South Africa, Fiji and New Caledonia.
He studied the zoology of these places and established natural history museums in Sri Lanka and South Africa.
Several species of animals are named after him.