Nicholas Aylward Vigors

Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – October 26, 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician.

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1785 - October 26 - 1840 - Irish - Zoologist - Politician

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Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford. He served in the army during the Peninsular War from 1809 to 1811. He then returned to Oxford, graduating in 1817.

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County Carlow - Trinity College, Oxford - Peninsular War

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Vigors was a co-founder of the Zoological Society of London in 1826, and its first secretary until 1833. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Society. He was the author of 40 papers, mostly on ornithology. He provided the text for John Gould's A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (1830–32).

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Zoological Society of London - Linnean Society - Royal Society - Ornithology - John Gould

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Vigors succeeded to his father's estate in 1828. He was M. P. for Carlow from 1832 until his death.

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