Edward, THOMAS (1814-86), the 'Banff naturalist,' son of a private in the Fife militia, was born at Gosport, and spent his early years at Aberdeen. After settling as a shoemaker in Banff in 1837, his passion for natural history led him to collect many specimens and discover new species, which he classified, described, and exhibited. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society. Smiles's Life of a Scotch Naturalist in 1876 awakened much sympathy, and a pension was given him of £50 a year.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 225–226
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