David Armitage Bannerman
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David Armitage Bannerman OBE
, MA, SD (Cantab), Hon. LL.D. (Glasgow), FRSE
, FZS
(1886 – 6 April 1979) was a British
ornithologist.
in 1909, Bannerman travelled extensively in Africa, the West Indies, South America and the Atlantic Islands.
Rejected on health grounds by the military, Bannerman served with the Red Cross for four years in France
during World War I
, earning the Mons Star
. He was then employed, part time, at the Natural History Museum
, until his retirement in 1951, having twice declined the directorship of the British Museum
. He was chairman of the British Ornithologists' Club
from 1932 to 1935, having edited their Bulletin
from 1914–1915 and was Vice President of the British Ornithologists Union and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
.
He also wrote for Ibis
.
Order of the British Empire
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, MA, SD (Cantab), Hon. LL.D. (Glasgow), FRSE
Royal Society of Edinburgh
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, FZS
Zoological Society of London
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(1886 – 6 April 1979) was a British
United Kingdom
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ornithologist.
Biography
After graduating from Pembroke College, CambridgePembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
in 1909, Bannerman travelled extensively in Africa, the West Indies, South America and the Atlantic Islands.
Rejected on health grounds by the military, Bannerman served with the Red Cross for four years in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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...
, earning the Mons Star
1914 Star
The 1914 Star was a British Empire campaign medal for service in World War I.The 1914 Star was approved in 1917, for issue to officers and men of British forces who served in France or Belgium between 5 August and midnight 22/23 November 1914...
. He was then employed, part time, at the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
, until his retirement in 1951, having twice declined the directorship of the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. He was chairman of the British Ornithologists' Club
British Ornithologists' Club
The British Ornithologists' Club was founded in October 1892 to promote discussion between ornithologists and to produce a journal, their Bulletin, which has been published continuously since that year....
from 1932 to 1935, having edited their Bulletin
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club
The Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club is an ornithological journal published by the British Ornithologists' Club . It is cited as Bull. B. O. C.Many descriptions of birds new to science have been published in the bulletin....
from 1914–1915 and was Vice President of the British Ornithologists Union and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Bird Notes and News was first published in April 1903.The title changed to 'Bird Notes' in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year . Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years...
.
He also wrote for Ibis
Ibis (journal)
Ibis, subtitled the International Journal of Avian Science, is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the British Ornithologists' Union. Topics covered include ecology, conservation, behaviour, palaeontology, and taxonomy of birds. The editor-in-chief is Paul F. Donald. The journal is published by...
.
Contributions
- George Lodge - Artist Naturalist John Savory (Ed.), Croom Helm, 1986 ISBN 0-7099-3366-5
- The chapter Lodge the Man, a Biography
Notable articles
- Exhibition and description of a new subspecies of oystercatcher (Haematopus niger meade-waldoi) from the Canary Islands. Bull. B. O. C.Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' ClubThe Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club is an ornithological journal published by the British Ornithologists' Club . It is cited as Bull. B. O. C.Many descriptions of birds new to science have been published in the bulletin....
31: 33-34. (1913)
- A probable sight record of a Canarian black oystercatcher. Ibis 111: 257. (1969)