Brian Houghton Hodgson
British scientist
Died when: 94 years 111 days (1131 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident.
He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth.
He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion.
He was an opponent of the British proposal to introduce English as the official medium of instruction in Indian schools.
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