Robert Swinhoe ( 1836 - 1877 )

Birth: Calcutta, India (01 September 1836) Death: 28 October 1877 Research Field: Natural history, ornithology Education: King's College, London Career: Taken to England at an early age; Supernumerary Interpreter, Consular Services, China (1854); Vice Consul, then Consul, Amoy, Shaghai, Ningpo, Chefoo and Formosa; circumnavigated Formosa; retired due to ill health (1873); settled in London Memberships: Fellow, Asiatic Society of Bengal Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1876.