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词条 J. C. Daniel (naturalist)
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  1. Life and work

  2. Legacy

  3. References

{{About|the naturalist|the filmmaker|J. C. Daniel}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}}Jivanayakam Cyril Daniel (born Nagercoil, 9 July 1927 – died Mumbai, 23 August 2011), or J.C., as he was known,[1] was an Indian naturalist, and the author of several acclaimed books on birds, mammals, and reptiles.[2]

Life and work

Influenced early in his life by Sálim Ali, he had a long association with the Bombay Natural History Society, where he served as a curator from 1950, and was then its first Director. After retirement in 1991, he was elected an Honorary Member and was also its Honorary Secretary.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

His books include The Book of Indian Reptiles and A Century of Natural History and Conservation in Developing Countries. He co-authored Indian Wildlife - Insight Guides Lion Section. He revised Ali's Book of Indian Birds for its 12th edition, published in 1996.[3]

He was also executive editor of the Society's journal and the initiator of the Hornbill magazine.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

He was diagnosed with cancer and died on 23 August 2011.

Legacy

J.C. Daniel is commemorated in the scientific name of species of lizard, Bronchocela danieli.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=J.C. Daniel: Naturalist extraordinaire|url=http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/interviews/jcdaniel.php|publisher = Sanctuary Asia Interviews|date = April 2000|accessdate=20 April 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517112223/http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/interviews/jcdaniel.php|archivedate=17 May 2008}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Conservationist JC Daniel dies of cancer|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-25/mumbai/29926708_1_lung-cancer-bnhs-conservation-projects|accessdate=25 August 2011|newspaper=Times of India|date=25 August 2011}}
3. ^{{cite book|last = Ali |first = Salim |authorlink=Salim Ali (ornithologist) |author2=J. C. Daniel |title = The book of Indian Birds, Twelfth Centenary edition|year = 1983 |publisher=Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press |location=New Delhi }}
4. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Daniel, J.C.", p. 65).
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