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Charles Dixon

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Died: 1616 06 19261926

Charles Edward Dixon was a world famous naturalist, particularly well known for his work in ornithology. He was born in Camden Town, Middlesex [now London] in 1858, the son of landscape artist Charles Thomas Dixon and Louisa Dixon, but moved to Sheffield at a young age. He became a pupil teacher at age 12, but was not interested in teaching the required curriculum, but preferred to focus on natural history - particularly ornithology. At the time, biology was considered to be a distraction rather than a serious subject to study.

Dixon was often to be found perched on the branches of trees or entangled in bushes, with his nose in a book. This propensity for studying in precarious positions continued throughout his life. The prefix of one of his books, "Our Rarer Birds" states that it was written from the nest of an eagle on the Isle of Skye.

Dixon's love of ornithology led him to work with another celebrated ornithologist, Henry Seebohm. Dixon travelled the country with the older man, leading to their discovery of the St Kilda Wren in 1884. The two had co-authored "A History of British Birds" in 1883.

Dixon also worked with Alfred Russell Wallace, who in turn had previously worked on and co-authored the theory of evolution by natural selection with Charles Darwin. Wallace and Dixon were both interested in the migration patterns of birds and co-authored several papers on the subject.
Dixon donated over 100 skins of birds to Sheffield Museums during the latter part of the 19th century.

Charles Dixon also wrote a Science Fiction novel, "Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour".

Charles Edward Dixon died in 1926.

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Charles Dixon

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Books from Charles Dixon

The Further Adventures Of Red Sonja Vol. 1

Predator: Prey to the Heavens #1

The Nests and Eggs of British Birds

Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour

Wings: A Book Of Flying Adventures

British Sea Birds

Britania's Bulwarks: The Achievements of Our Seamen, The Honours of Our Ships

The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of the British Islands

The Migration of British Birds: Including Their Post-Glacial Emigrations as Traced by the Application of a New Law of Disperal Being a Contribution to the Study of Migration, Geographical Distribution, and Insular Faunas (Classic Reprint)

Chasing a Whirlwind: My Life and Career in Aviation

Evolution Without Natural Selection: Or The Segregation Of Species Without The Aid Of The Darwinian Hypothesis (1885)

The Birds of Our Rambles, with a Companion for the Country

Rural Bird Life of England: Being Essays on Ornithology, With Instructions for Preserving Objects Relating to That Science

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