Hans Friedrich Gadow
German zoologist and ornithologist
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- 1855–1928
Updated September 2026
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About Hans Friedrich Gadow
Hans Friedrich Gadow was a German-born ornithologist who worked in Britain. His work on the classification of birds based on anatomical and morphological characters was influential and made use of by Alexander Wetmore in his classification of North American birds.
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