Allan Brooks
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Allan Cyril Brooks was an ornithologist and bird artist who lived in Canada.
He went to school in England (1873–1881) and studied the bird life of the Northumberland moors. He interacted with Henry Seebohm
and learnt egg-collection and butterfly collection from John Hancock
. He later studied the birds of Ontario where his father William Edwin Brooks
had settled to a farming life. His father named him after his close friend and ornithological associate Allan Octavian Hume
.
He became a distinguished bird artist and illustrated Taverner's Birds of Western Canada (1926) and Birds of Canada (1934).
He was also recruited during World War I
and served with the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion. He was awarded with a Distinguished Service Order
.
He went to school in England (1873–1881) and studied the bird life of the Northumberland moors. He interacted with Henry Seebohm
Henry Seebohm
Henry Seebohm was an English steel manufacturer, and amateur ornithologist, oologist and traveller.Seebohm was born in Bradford. His interest in natural history led him to travel widely, in Greece, Scandinavia, Turkey, and South Africa...
and learnt egg-collection and butterfly collection from John Hancock
John Hancock (ornithologist)
John Hancock , naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist and landscape architect. He is considered the father of modern taxidermy.Hancock was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and educated at The Royal Grammar School...
. He later studied the birds of Ontario where his father William Edwin Brooks
William Edwin Brooks
William Edwin Brooks was a civil engineer in India and an ornithologist. He went to India in 1856 as a Civil engineer with the Railways and stayed on until 1881....
had settled to a farming life. His father named him after his close friend and ornithological associate Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, a political party that was later to lead the Indian independence movement...
.
He became a distinguished bird artist and illustrated Taverner's Birds of Western Canada (1926) and Birds of Canada (1934).
He was also recruited during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and served with the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion. He was awarded with a Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
.