John Ash (ornithologist)
John Sidney Ash (1925 – 2014) was an English ornithologist. He had a strong interest in the
Career
Ash was born in
Ploceus victoriae, which is now thought to be a hybrid between the black-headed weaver and the northern brown-throated weaver.[2] In May 1968, he co-discovered the Sidamo lark along with Christian Érard who described this species in 1975 but is now considered as conspecific with Archer's lark. He died on 6 January 2014.[2]
In November 1951, Ash married Jonquil Gudgeon, a zoologist, who died three days before him. The couple had one daughter, Caroline Penelope-Jane.
References
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 30.
- ^ . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Graduates of the University. Durham: Durham University. 1948. p. 27.
- ^ Collar, Nigel (9 February 2014). "John Ash obituary". The Guardian.
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