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William John Burchell - Definition and Overview

William John Burchell (1782 - 1863) was an English explorer and naturalist.

Burchell travelled in Africa between 1810 and 1815, collecting over 50,000 specimens. He described his journey in Travels in the interior of southern Africa (1822-4). He travelled in Brazil between 1825 and 1830, again collecting a large number of specimens, including over 20,000 insects.

A large part of Burchell's collection was presented to the Oxford University Museum after his death.


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External link

  • Biography (http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/zoocolls/burchell/burchome.htm)


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