Henry Baker Tristram
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Born | Eglingham, Northumberland, England | 11 May 1822
Died | 8 March 1906 | (aged 83)
Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
Known for | Travel, science in Middle East |
Awards | Fellow of Royal Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ornithology |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Tristram |
Henry Baker Tristram FRS (11 May 1822 – 8 March 1906) was an English clergyman, Bible scholar, traveller and
Biography
He was the son of the Rev. Henry Baker Tristram,[1] born at Eglingham vicarage, near Alnwick, Northumberland. He studied at Durham School and Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1846 he was ordained a priest.
Diplomatic, scientific and missionary work
Tristram was secretary to the governor of Bermuda from 1847 to 1849. He explored the Sahara desert, and in 1858 visited Palestine, returning there in 1863 and 1872, and dividing his time between natural history observations and identifying localities mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. In 1873 he became canon of Durham Cathedral. In 1881 he travelled again to Palestine, the Lebanon, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. He also made a second voyage to Japan to visit his daughter, Katherine Alice Salvin Tristram,[2] in 1891.[3] She was a missionary and headteacher in Osaka.[4] She was the first woman missionary with the Church Missionary Society to have a degree.[5] In his journals taken during his travels in Palestine, he described Bedouins, Jews and Muslims in disparaging terms.[6]
In 1858, he read the simultaneously-published papers by
Tristram was a founder and original member of the
Published works
Tristram's publications included
- The Great Sahara (1860)
- The Land of Israel; a Journal of Travels in Palestine, Undertaken with Special Reference to Its Physical Character. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1865.
- The Natural History of the Bible (1867); 10th edition (1911)
- Scenes in the East (1870)
- The Daughters of Syria (1872)
- The Land of Moab; travels and discoveries on the east side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1865.
- Pathways of Palestine (1882)
- The Fauna and Flora of Palestine (1884)
- Eastern Customs in Bible Lands (1894) and Rambles in Japan (1895)
Legacy
A number of birds were named after him, including
Private life
He married Eleanor Mary Bowlby in Cheltenham on 5 February 1850. Their eight children included missionary and headteacher Katherine Alice Salvin Tristram.[3]
References
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY ARCHIVE Section I: East Asia Missions Part 1: Japan, 1869-1949 (including Loochoo Naval Mission, 1843-1861)". 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008.
- ^ a b Buckland (2004).
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- ^ Julia Katorobo, John Martin, Cathy Ross, 'Pioneering Women, Extraordinary Lives', Yes Magazine, 2004
- ^ Donahaye, Jasmine (18 December 2023). "How a colonial trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage". The Conversation. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Armstrong (2000), p. 6.
- ^ Hesketh,I. 2009 "Of Apes and Ancestors - Evolution, Christianity and the Oxford Debate", University of Toronto Press, 85-86.
- ^ British Ornithologists' Union (13 November 2018). "Ibis". [London] Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press – via Internet Archive.
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- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Tristram", p. 268).
Source
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- Armstrong, Patrick (2000). The English Parson-naturalist: A Companionship Between Science and Religion. Gracewing. ISBN 978-0-85244-516-7.
- Buckland, A.R. (2004). "Tristram, Henry Baker (1822–1906)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36560. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)