[Taxacom] re Sale: immortal names

[Isa Van de Velde]

Dear Richard,

 
The first one can be found in:

Gray, J. E. 1827. A Synopsis of the Genera of Saurian Reptiles in which some new Genera are indicated, and the others reviewed by actual Examination. Philos. Mag., London, 2 (2): 54-58. - 

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15530582#page/78/mode/1up

 
 
and is named after the collector General Hardwicke from the Bengal Artillery.

 
I suppose for the other names you can find them also in the original descriptions.

 
Regards,

Isabella

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Isabella Van de Velde, PhD

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussel

Tel: 32 2 627 43 34

http://www.naturalsciences.be

 
 
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From:rch <rch at skynet.be>
Sent:Sun 19-07-2015 13:28
Subject:[Taxacom] re Sale: immortal names
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    I'm curious to know the origin of hardwickii as in
        Eublepharis hardwickii
        Saara hardwickii
        Gallinago hardwickii
        Kerivoula hardwickii
        ...
        
    Looks like said  Hardwick(e) was around
    in the 1820s [1] but we have not managed
    to find out anything more about him/her.

    Any information would be much appreciated by
    the family genealogist.
            
    Richard Hardwick

[1] e.g.  IUCN Red List
    http//www.iucnredlist.org/details/10974/0
    says
        Scientific Name Kerivoula hardwickii
        Species Authority (Horsfield, 1824)
    
    Then AnimalBase search page
   
http//www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/reference?id=6285

    says
        "Reference summary for Horsfield, T. 1824"
        Horsfield, T.
        1824.
        Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands.
        pp. [9-479].
        London. (Kingsbury, Parbury & Allen).
        
    but after that we drew a blank
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