Richard Bowdler Sharpe

The authorities additionally record the headings Sharpe and R. Bowdler Sharpe. His recorded language was English.

He married Emily Eliza Sharpe. 4 children are recorded: Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe, Ada Lavinia Bowdler Sharpe, Eva Augusta Bowdler Sharpe and Lilian Bertha Bowdler Sharpe.

Richard Bowdler Sharpe worked in zoology and ornithology.

He was employed by Zoological Society of London, Natural History Museum, WHSmith, Bernard Quaritch and British Museum. Recorded position is founder. He belonged to Zoological Society of London, Savage Club and Selborne Society. He worked at England.

Works recorded as notable number 4: Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and Ptilonorhynchidae, or bower-birds, Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, A hand-book to the birds of Great Britain and A monograph of the Alcedinidae : or, family of kingfishers.

Richard Bowdler Sharpe received honorary degree, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Honorary Fellow of the American Ornithological Society, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

59 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1894 to 1968. The first 12 are listed here.

Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and Ptilonorhynchidae, or bower-birds. A handbook to the birds of Great Britain. Monograph of the Pittidae / Part I [-II]. Catalogue of African birds in the collection of R.B. Sharpe. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands : including many new species recently discovered in Australia. An analytical index to the works of the late John Gould. The birds of South Africa. Wonders of the bird world. Hand-book to the birds of Great Britain. Aves. The Birds of Asia.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Sharpe, Richard Bowdler (1847–1909), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, (22 Nov. 1847–25 Dec. 1909), Assistant Keeper, Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), Who Was Who, 2007. Sharpe, Richard Bowdler (1847–1909), The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists, 2004. Richard Bowdler Sharpe, The Auk, 1910. Death of Dr. Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Emu - Austral Ornithology, 1910.

Richard Bowdler Sharpe studied at Loughborough Grammar School and The King's (The Cathedral) School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is zoology and ornithology.

Residence is recorded at England. Employment is recorded with Zoological Society of London, Natural History Museum and WHSmith. Positions recorded include founder. Membership is recorded of Zoological Society of London, Savage Club and Selborne Society.

Works named in the authority record are Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and Ptilonorhynchidae, or bower-birds, Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, A hand-book to the birds of Great Britain and A monograph of the Alcedinidae : or, family of kingfishers.

Distinctions recorded are honorary degree, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Honorary Fellow of the American Ornithological Society and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.