Harry George Champion

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Harry George Champion
CIE
Born17 August 1891
Died20 June 1979
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Sir Harry George Champion CIE (17 August 1891 – 20 June 1979) was a Geographer and forest officer in British India who created a classification of the forest types of India and Burma.

Champion was the son of British

Imperial Forestry Institute in 1924 but Champion chose not to join it. He married Troup's secretary Crystal Parsons.[1]

Champion published an initial classification of the forest types of India and Burma in 1936. This was revised in 1968 by S K. Seth and this is referred to as the Champion and Seth classification of the forest types of India.

F. W. Champion
was also a forester in India and a pioneer in wildlife photography.

References

  1. doi:10.1093/forestry/52.2.109
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  2. ^ Champion, Harry G.; Seth, S. K. (1968). A revised survey of the forest types of India. New Delhi: Manager of Publications, Government of India.

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