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(Created page with "== Early Life and Education == Philip Lutley Sclater was born on November 4, 1829, in Tangier Park, Hampshire, England. He was the son of William Lutley Sclater and Caroline Holford. Sclater's early education took place at Twyford School, followed by Winchester College. He later attended Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied law and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1851. His interest in natural history, particularly ornithology, was evident from a young...") |
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One of Sclater's most notable contributions to science was his work in [[biogeography]]. In 1858, he proposed the division of the Earth's landmasses into six zoogeographical regions: the Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Indian, Australasian, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. This classification system, known as Sclater's zoogeographical regions, remains a foundational concept in the study of biogeography. | One of Sclater's most notable contributions to science was his work in [[biogeography]]. In 1858, he proposed the division of the Earth's landmasses into six zoogeographical regions: the Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Indian, Australasian, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. This classification system, known as Sclater's zoogeographical regions, remains a foundational concept in the study of biogeography. | ||
[[Image:Detail-92269.jpg|thumb|center|Portrait of Philip Lutley Sclater, a prominent ornithologist, in formal attire.]] | |||
== Secretary of the Zoological Society of London == | == Secretary of the Zoological Society of London == | ||