Edward Arthur Butler
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Edward Arthur Butler | |
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.jpg) Butler, in c. 1882 | |
| Born | 3 July 1843. Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 16 April 1916 (aged 72) Stokesby, Norfolk, England |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot 1864–1884, retired as lieutenant-colonel. |
| Known for | Ornithology: taxidermy collection and academic papers |
Colonel Edward Arthur Butler (3 July 1843 – 16 April 1916) was an English ornithologist and British Army officer. He is commemorated in the scientific specific name for the Omani owl, Strix butleri.
Butler was born at Coton House, Churchover, Warwickshire and studied at Eton College. He was the third son of Charles Lennox Butler, and a grandson of the 13th Lord Dunboyne. He married Clara Maria née Francis in 1872 and had three sons, Charles Edward, Harry Francis, and Arthur Lennox.[1][2] Butler was found dead in his garden at Winsford Hall, Stokesby, near Great Yarmouth on 16 April 1916.[1] A coroner's court held at Winsford Hall returned a verdict of “Suicide during temporary insanity”, Butler was 72 years old.[3]
Career
Butler joined the army at the age of 21, and served in Gibraltar, India and South Africa with the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot. He retired in 1884 as a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Irish Rifles.[1][2]
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