William Edward de Winton (6 September 1856 – 30 August 1922) was a
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zoologist
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. He traveled widely, and discovered a number of previously undescribed
cricetid species. His
East Africa photo collection, from the late 1890s, is kept at the
London Natural History Museum.
Photograph Collection of William Edward De Winton (1856-1922), A Collection Description
at iczn.org
References
British zoologists
1856 births
1922 deaths
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