Frank Wall (herpetologist) - Revision history

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2022-05-15T01:30:58Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:00, 15 May 2022
Line 27:		Line 27:
	Wall was a member of the [[Bombay Natural History Society]] and published more than 200 scientific articles, as well as the book ''A Popular Treatise on the Common Indian Snakes''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bibliography of the herpetological papers of Frank Wall (1868-1950) 1898-1928. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service, 16\|author=Campden-Main, Simon\| year=1969\| publisher=Smithsonian Institution\|url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/20916}}</ref> He described approximately 30 new species of snakes.<ref>"Wall". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>		Wall was a member of the [[Bombay Natural History Society]] and published more than 200 scientific articles, as well as the book ''A Popular Treatise on the Common Indian Snakes''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bibliography of the herpetological papers of Frank Wall (1868-1950) 1898-1928. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service, 16\|author=Campden-Main, Simon\| year=1969\| publisher=Smithsonian Institution\|url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/20916}}</ref> He described approximately 30 new species of snakes.<ref>"Wall". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

	In 1913, the third edition of his book, ''The poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions, Including Ceylon, and How to Recognise Them; With Symptoms of Snake Poisoning and Treatment'', was published.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=WALL\|first=Frank\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/poisonous-terrestrial-snakes-of-our-british-indian-dominions-third-edition-sixth-thousand/oclc/504351426~~&referer=brief_results~~\|title=The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions ... Third edition, sixth thousand.\|date=1913\|location=Bombay\|language=en\|oclc=504351426}}</ref>		In 1913, the third edition of his book, ''The poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions, Including Ceylon, and How to Recognise Them; With Symptoms of Snake Poisoning and Treatment'', was published.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=WALL\|first=Frank\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/poisonous-terrestrial-snakes-of-our-british-indian-dominions-third-edition-sixth-thousand/oclc/504351426\|title=The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions ... Third edition, sixth thousand.\|date=1913\|location=Bombay\|language=en\|oclc=504351426}}</ref>

	He was the brother of [[Arnold Wall]] and [[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset\|Rowena Wall]], later [[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset]], and the uncle of [[Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset]].		He was the brother of [[Arnold Wall]] and [[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset\|Rowena Wall]], later [[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset]], and the uncle of [[Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset]].
Line 38:		Line 38:
	Along with [[Malcolm Arthur Smith]], Wall is acknowledged as one of the two most important pioneers in the study of Indian herpetology.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}		Along with [[Malcolm Arthur Smith]], Wall is acknowledged as one of the two most important pioneers in the study of Indian herpetology.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}

	Since Wall's death, some of his books, including ''Ophidia Taprobanica'' or ''The Snakes of Ceylon'', have been republished.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Wall \|first=Frank \|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ophidia-taprobanica-or-the-snakes-of-ceylon/oclc/34101401~~&referer=brief_results~~ \|title=Ophidia taprobanica or the snakes of Ceylon \|date=1993 \|publisher=Navrang \|isbn=978-81-7013-108-3 \|location=New ~~Dehli~~ \|language=en \|oclc=34101401}}</ref>		Since Wall's death, some of his books, including ''Ophidia Taprobanica'' or ''The Snakes of Ceylon'', have been republished.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Wall \|first=Frank \|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ophidia-taprobanica-or-the-snakes-of-ceylon/oclc/34101401 \|title=Ophidia taprobanica or the snakes of Ceylon \|date=1993 \|publisher=Navrang \|isbn=978-81-7013-108-3 \|location=New Delhi \|language=en \|oclc=34101401}}</ref>

	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
Line 67:		Line 67:
	[[Category:Sri Lankan people of English descent]]		[[Category:Sri Lankan people of English descent]]
	[[Category:Wall family]]		[[Category:Wall family]]
			[[Category:Members of the Bombay Natural History Society]]


	{{UK-zoologist-stub}}		{{UK-zoologist-stub}}

->Citation bot: Alter: url. URLs might have been anonymized. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_webform 431/2200

2021-12-10T15:36:12Z

Alter: url. URLs might have been anonymized. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_webform 431/2200

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:06, 10 December 2021
Line 20:		Line 20:

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Wall was born in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka\|Ceylon]] (now [[Sri Lanka]]). His father, [[George Wall (planter)\|George Wall]], was responsible for initiating the study of [[natural history]] on the island. Wall was sent to England to be educated at [[Harrow School]], the same school his father and brothers attended, and studied medicine in [[London]] before joining the [[Indian Medical Service]] in 1893.<ref name="Blns2011">Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN\|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Wall", p. 279).</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Chan-ard\|first1=Tanya\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A92SBQAAQBAJ~~&pg=PA2~~&dq=frank+wall+medicine+london#q=~~frank%20wall%20medicine%20london~~\|title=A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand\|last2=Parr\|first2=John W. K.\|last3=Nabhitabhata\|first3=Jarujin\|date=2015\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=978-0-19-973650-8\|language=en}}</ref>		Wall was born in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka\|Ceylon]] (now [[Sri Lanka]]). His father, [[George Wall (planter)\|George Wall]], was responsible for initiating the study of [[natural history]] on the island. Wall was sent to England to be educated at [[Harrow School]], the same school his father and brothers attended, and studied medicine in [[London]] before joining the [[Indian Medical Service]] in 1893.<ref name="Blns2011">Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN\|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Wall", p. 279).</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Chan-ard\|first1=Tanya\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A92SBQAAQBAJ&dq=frank+wall+medicine+london&pg=PA2\|title=A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand\|last2=Parr\|first2=John W. K.\|last3=Nabhitabhata\|first3=Jarujin\|date=2015\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=978-0-19-973650-8\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Herpetology ==		== Herpetology ==

imported>Rathfelder: removed Category:Sri Lankan medical doctors; added Category:20th-century Sri Lankan physicians using HotCat

2021-05-08T13:51:59Z

removed Category:Sri Lankan medical doctors; added Category:20th-century Sri Lankan physicians using HotCat

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2013}}
{{infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Colonel]]
| name = Frank Wall
| image = File:Wall Frank 1868-1950.png
| caption = Portrait of Frank Wall (1935)
| birth_date = 21 April 1868
| birth_place = [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]]
| death_date = 19 May 1950
| death_place = [[Bournemouth]], [[England]]
| education = [[Harrow School]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Physician]] and [[herpetologist]]
| relatives = *[[George Wall (planter)|George Wall]] (father)
*[[Arnold Wall]] (brother)
*[[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset]] (sister)
*[[Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset]] (nephew)
}}
[[Colonel]] '''Frank Wall''' (21 April 1868 – 19 May 1950<ref name="BMJ">{{cite journal|title=Deaths|issue=4664|page=1279|journal=British Medical Journal|date=27 May 1950|url=http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2038092/pdf/brmedj03600-0027b.pdf|pmc=2038092}}</ref>) was a [[physician]] and [[Herpetology|herpetologist]] who lived in [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first= Malcolm A.|author-link=Malcolm Arthur Smith|year=1943| title=The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. |publisher=Secretary of State for India (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. ("Author's Preface", p. v)|place=London |url=https://archive.org/stream/FBISmithReptiles3/smith3#page/n3/mode}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Colonel Frank WALL, CMG b. 21 Apr 1868 Colombo, CEYLON (SRI LANKA) d. 1950 Bournemouth, Hants, ENGLAND: Short Family Tree|url=https://www.shortfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I359&tree=call|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.shortfamilytree.com}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Wall was born in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] (now [[Sri Lanka]]). His father, [[George Wall (planter)|George Wall]], was responsible for initiating the study of [[natural history]] on the island. Wall was sent to England to be educated at [[Harrow School]], the same school his father and brothers attended, and studied medicine in [[London]] before joining the [[Indian Medical Service]] in 1893.<ref name="Blns2011">Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Wall", p. 279).</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Chan-ard|first1=Tanya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A92SBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=frank+wall+medicine+london#q=frank%20wall%20medicine%20london|title=A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand|last2=Parr|first2=John W. K.|last3=Nabhitabhata|first3=Jarujin|date=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973650-8|language=en}}</ref>

== Herpetology ==
Sent to [[India]] under the [[British Raj]], Wall continued to work there until 1925 and researched many animals, especially [[snake]]s.<ref name="Blns2011" /> He collected numerous snakes, many of which are now in the collections of the [[British Museum]] and the [[Natural History Museum, London]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.zfmk.de/BZB/B52_H3_4/B52H34S3.PDF|title=Herpetology of an antique land: the history of herpetological explorations and knowledge in India and South Asia|journal=Bonner Zoologische Beiträge|year=2004| volume=52|pages=215–219}}</ref>

Wall was a member of the [[Bombay Natural History Society]] and published more than 200 scientific articles, as well as the book ''A Popular Treatise on the Common Indian Snakes''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bibliography of the herpetological papers of Frank Wall (1868-1950) 1898-1928. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service, 16|author=Campden-Main, Simon| year=1969| publisher=Smithsonian Institution|url=http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/20916}}</ref> He described approximately 30 new species of snakes.<ref>"Wall". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

In 1913, the third edition of his book, ''The poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions, Including Ceylon, and How to Recognise Them; With Symptoms of Snake Poisoning and Treatment'', was published.<ref>{{Cite book|last=WALL|first=Frank|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/poisonous-terrestrial-snakes-of-our-british-indian-dominions-third-edition-sixth-thousand/oclc/504351426&referer=brief_results|title=The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions ... Third edition, sixth thousand.|date=1913|location=Bombay|language=en|oclc=504351426}}</ref>

He was the brother of [[Arnold Wall]] and [[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset|Rowena Wall]], later [[Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset]], and the uncle of [[Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset]].

Frank Wall died in [[Bournemouth]], [[England]] on 19 May 1950.<ref name="BMJ" />

== Legacy ==
Wall is commemorated in the scientific names of five reptiles: ''[[Boiga ochracea|Boiga ochracea walli]]'', ''[[Sind krait|Bungarus sindanus walli]]'', ''[[Cyrtodactylus walli]]'', ''[[Hypnale walli]]'', and ''[[Lycodon rufozonatus|Lycodon rufozonatus walli]]''.<ref name="Blns2011"/>

Along with [[Malcolm Arthur Smith]], Wall is acknowledged as one of the two most important pioneers in the study of Indian herpetology.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Since Wall's death, some of his books, including ''Ophidia Taprobanica'' or ''The Snakes of Ceylon'', have been republished.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wall |first=Frank |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ophidia-taprobanica-or-the-snakes-of-ceylon/oclc/34101401&referer=brief_results |title=Ophidia taprobanica or the snakes of Ceylon |date=1993 |publisher=Navrang |isbn=978-81-7013-108-3 |location=New Dehli |language=en |oclc=34101401}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

* ''A Popular Treatise on the Common Indian Snakes'' (Bombay: 1900)
* ''The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of Our British Indian Dominions Including Ceylon and how to Recognise Them: With Symptoms of Snake Poisoning and Treatment'' (Bombay: 1917)
* ''A Monograph of the Sea Snakes'' (London: 1919)
* ''Notes on Some Ceylon Snakes'' (Bombay: 1921)
* ''Ophidia Taprobanica: Or, The Snakes of Ceylon'' (London: 1921)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*Wall, Frank (1921). [https://archive.org/stream/ophidiataprobani00wall#page/n11/mode/2up ''Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon'']. Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka]: Colombo Museum. (H.R. Cottle, Government Printer). xxii + 581 pp.
*Wall, Frank (1900). [https://archive.org/details/populartreatiseo00wall "A Popular Treatise on the Common Indian Snakes"]. Reprinted from the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wall, Frank}}
[[Category:1868 births]]
[[Category:1950 deaths]]
[[Category:People educated at Harrow School]]
[[Category:British zoologists]]
[[Category:20th-century Sri Lankan physicians]]
[[Category:British herpetologists]]
[[Category:Indian Medical Service officers]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan people of English descent]]
[[Category:Wall family]]

{{UK-zoologist-stub}}