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Alexander Goodman More
1830–1895
A keen-eyed naturalist of the Victorian era, he is remembered for careful studies of birds and plants in Ireland and Britain. His writing brings together patient field observation, scientific curiosity, and a real feeling for the living world.
7 Audiobooks
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1884. Sixth Report (Vol. II No. 1)
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1885. Seventh Report (Vol. II No. 2)
by William Eagle Clarke, J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1881. Third Report
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, P. M. C. (Philip Moore Callow) Kermode, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report (Vol. II, No. 3.)
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1883. Fifth Report
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1882. Fourth Report
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1887. Ninth Report (Vol. II, No. 4.)
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
About the author
Born in London on September 5, 1830, Alexander Goodman More became an important naturalist with strong ties to Ireland. He spent part of his early life in Switzerland, studied at Edinburgh and later at Oxford, and went on to build a reputation through fieldwork in botany and ornithology.
More is especially associated with Irish natural history. He worked with the museum of the Royal Dublin Society and helped document the flora and birdlife of Ireland, including studies of migration and regional plant life. His published work reflects the habits of a patient observer: close attention to place, season, and species.
He died on March 22, 1895. Though not a household name today, he left behind a valuable record of nineteenth-century natural history, and his books and papers still offer a vivid window into how the countryside was studied in his time.