Arthur Cox (ornithologist)
Arthur Henry Machell Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1870 |
| Died | 1968[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Ornithologist |
Arthur Henry Machell Cox (11 November 1870 – 1968)[1] was an English ornithologist.
Cox was born in Hazelwood, Derbyshire, England, on 11 November 1870. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before working as a teacher and then headmaster at various schools in Devon. He contributed to ornithological research in Devon, was a founding member of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society in 1928 and, from its inception in 1931, a member of the Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society.
At one time he lived in Yelverton.[2]
He died in 1968, by which time he had moved to Somerset.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Searching for Surname: Cox, Forename "Arthur Henry Machell"". ACAD – A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "History of Cornish Ornithology". Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- Jenks, D., 1998. Birth of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society. The Magazine of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society, 51(3), pp. 3–20.
- Jenks, D., 2004. A history of Devonshire ornithology: a review of the literature, events and personalities from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century, Falmouth: Isabelline Books.
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