Gould John

Gould, John (1804-1881), an English ornithologist, was born at Lyme in Dorset. His father became foreman of the Royal Gardens at Windsor, and the sou took great interest in natural history. In 1827 he was appointed curator of the Zoological Society's Museum. In 1832 he published A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, in 1834 Ramphastida; in 1837 Birds of Europe. Other works of his are Birds of Australia, Mammals of Australia, Family of Kangaroos, Birds of Great Britain.