Laurence Edmondston
1795–1879
Physician and naturalist. Had a medical practice in Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands. Was an accomplished chemist, archaeologist, linguist, and musician. Made numerous additions to the list of British birds.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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