| Thomas Alfred Coward | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1867 Bowdon, Cheshire, England |
| Died | January 29, 1933 |
| Occupation | Company manager; museum keeper |
| Alma mater | Owens College (now Manchester University) |
| Writing period | Late C19- |
| Subjects | Natural history, ornithology |
Thomas Alfred Coward, MSc, FZS, FRES, MBOU (1867 – 29 January 1933), was an English ornithologist and an amateur astronomer. He wrote extensively on natural history, local history and Cheshire.
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He was born at 8 Higher Downs, Bowdon, then a village in Cheshire. His parents were Thomas and Sarah, and older siblings Charles, Alice and Annie.
He was educated at Brooklands School, Sale and at Owens College (now Manchester University).
In the early 1900s he was employed at his father's calico bleaching and finishing firm, Messrs. Melland and Coward. He retired when his father sold the firm.
His first book was The Birds of Cheshire, published in 1900, when he was living in Hale. His three-volume The Birds of the British Isles and their eggs (1920-1925) was illustrated by Archibald Thorburn and was "acknowledged as being the book that did more to popularise the study of birds than any other publication produced during the first part of the twentieth century" [1]. It was revised by Arnold Boyd for a new edition in 1950.
He was a long-time contributor to The Guardian's "Country Diary" column, until his death.
He married Mary Milne in 1904. There is a Blue Plaque at his former home, Brentwood Villa, 6 Grange Road, Bowdon, to which he moved in 1911.
On his death, Cotterill Clough Nature Reserve was bought, by public subscription, in his honour.
All of his field notes are archived at in the Department of Zoology at Oxford.
| Thomas Alfred Coward | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1867 Bowdon, Cheshire, England |
| Died | January 29, 1933 |
| Occupation | Company manager; museum keeper |
| Alma mater | Owens College (now Manchester University) |
| Period | Late C19- |
| Subjects | Natural history, ornithology |
Thomas Alfred Coward, MSc, FZS, FRES, MBOU (1867 – 29 January 1933), was an English ornithologist and an amateur astronomer. He wrote extensively on natural history, local history and Cheshire.
Contents |
He was born at 8 Higher Downs, Bowdon, then a village in Cheshire. His parents were Thomas and Sarah, and older siblings Charles, Alice and Annie.
He was educated at Brooklands School, Sale and at Owens College (now Manchester University).
In the early 1900s he was employed at his father's calico bleaching and finishing firm, Messrs. Melland and Coward. He retired when his father sold the firm.
His first book was The Birds of Cheshire, published in 1900, when he was living in Hale. His three-volume The Birds of the British Isles and their eggs (1920-1925) was illustrated by Archibald Thorburn and was "acknowledged as being the book that did more to popularise the study of birds than any other publication produced during the first part of the twentieth century" [1]. It was revised by Arnold Boyd for a new edition in 1950.
He was a long-time contributor to The Guardian's "Country Diary" column, until his death.
He married Mary Milne in 1904. There is a Blue Plaque at his former home, Brentwood Villa, 6 Grange Road, Bowdon, to which he moved in 1911.
On his death, the 14-acre Cotterill Clough Nature Reserve was bought, by public subscription, in his honour[2].
All of his field notes are archived at in the Department of Zoology at Oxford.
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