The forgotten founder of ornithology

From Nature: International Journal of Science:

Francis Willughby was a wide-ranging virtuoso in a virtuosic age. Remembered for a pioneering study of bird classification, the seventeenth-century natural historian pursued interests in entomology, botany, linguistics, games and chance, and the reform of biological classification. That he is not better known may be put down to his death at 36. In The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist, ornithologist Tim Birkhead brings his creative energies and contributions to life.

see also:

• The Ornithology of Francis Willughby
• Wikipedia - Francis Willughby
• University of Nottingham - Francis Willughby
• NCBI - Attending to Insects