Louis Fraser

Louis Fraser

Louis Fraser (1810–1866) was a British zoologist and collector. In his early years Fraser was Curator of the Museum of the Zoological Society of London. He participated in the Niger River Expedition as the African Civilization Society's scientist on Allen and Thomson's 1841–1842 Expedition.cite book
last = Darwin
first = Charles
authorlink =
coauthors = Frederick Burkhardt, Sydney Smith
title = The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 5
publisher = Cambridge University Press
date = 1985
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pages = 489
url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DVs7eSvqMmcC
isbn =0521255910
] Upon his return he became in charge of Lord Derby's collection at Knowsley Hall. He wrote "Zoologica Typica, or figures of the new and rare animals and birds in the collection of the Zoological Society of London", a lavishly illustrated large-sized book, published in 1849.Fact|date=July 2008 In this book he described a large number of new species of birds. In 1850, Fraser was appointed Consul of Quidah, Dahomey (now Benin), West Africa.Fact|date=July 2008 In 1859, he collected birds and mammals in Ecuador for Philip Lutley Sclater of the Zoological Society of London, and the year after in California. Upon his return to London, he opened a shop in Regent Street, London, selling exotic birds. The last years of his life he spent in America.Fact|date=July 2008

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