William Yarrell was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise scientific work.
Yarrell is best known as the author of A History of British Fishes and A History of British Birds... Wikipedia
Born: June 3, 1784, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Died: September 1, 1856 (age 72 years), Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom