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Philip Sclater

English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer

Lived
1829–1913

Updated September 2026

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About Philip Sclater

Philip Lutley Sclater was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society of London for 42 years, from 1860 to 1902.

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