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{{Short description|British General and naturalist}} | |||
{{Other people|Thomas Hardwick}} | {{Other people|Thomas Hardwick}} | ||
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| birth_date = 1756 | |||
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| death_date = 3 March 1835 (aged about 78) | |||
| death_place = [[Lambeth]], London | |||
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| fields = Soldier, zoologist | |||
| workplaces = [[British East India Company]] army | |||
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| known_for = Collection of drawings of Indian animals | |||
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| awards = Fellow of the [[Linnean Society]] | |||
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Major-General '''Thomas Hardwicke''' (1756<ref name=dawson/> – 3 March 1835<ref name=kinnear /><ref name=milhist />) was an English soldier and [[natural history|naturalist]] who was in India from 1777 to 1823. He collected numerous specimens of natural history and had them painted by Indian artists. From these paintings many new [[species]] were described. Several of these species are named after him. On returning to England he collaborated with the zoologist [[John Edward Gray]] to publish ''Illustrations of Indian Zoology'' (1830–1835). | Major-General '''Thomas Hardwicke''' (1756<ref name=dawson/> – 3 March 1835<ref name=kinnear /><ref name=milhist />) was an English soldier and [[natural history|naturalist]] who was in India from 1777 to 1823. He collected numerous specimens of natural history and had them painted by Indian artists. From these paintings many new [[species]] were described. Several of these species are named after him. On returning to England he collaborated with the zoologist [[John Edward Gray]] to publish ''Illustrations of Indian Zoology'' (1830–1835). | ||
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[[File:Thomas Hardwicke02.jpg|thumb|<center>''[[Felis silvestris ornata]]''</center>]] | [[File:Thomas Hardwicke02.jpg|thumb|<center>''[[Felis silvestris ornata]]''</center>]] | ||
Hardwicke was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 8 April 1813 and Fellow of the [[Linnean Society]] on 20 March 1804. He also held positions of | Hardwicke was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 8 April 1813 and Fellow of the [[Linnean Society]] on 20 March 1804. He also held positions of vice-president to the [[Asiatic Society of Bengal]] and was an honorary member of the [[Royal Dublin Society]]. Hardwicke was not married but had three illegitimate daughters and two sons apart from two daughters born to an Indian mistress (named as Fyzbuhsh in his Will).<ref name=dawson /> | ||
Several [[species]] named to commemorate his work as [[ornithologist]], [[naturalist]] and [[zoologist]]: | Several [[species]] named to commemorate his work as [[ornithologist]], [[naturalist]] and [[zoologist]]: | ||