Harry Forbes Witherby

Harry Forbes Witherby
MBE, FZS, MBOU
Harry Forbes Witherby MBE, FZS, MBOU
	Witherby in 1937
Born	7 October 1873
Died	11 December 1943 (aged 70); Gracious Pond Farm, Chobham, Surrey
Nationality	British
Occupation	Publisher
Known for	Ornithology, publishing
Notable work	British Birds magazine; The Handbook of British Birds;
Spouse	Lilian Gillson (m. 1904)
Parent	Henry Forbes Witherby
Relatives	five children: two sons and three daughters

Harry Forbes Witherby, MBE, FZS, MBOU (7 October 1873 – 11 December 1943) was a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher and founding editor (in 1907) of the magazine British Birds.^[2]

^ Times obituary, 13 December 1943
^ Ogilvie, Malcolm; Ferguson-Lees, James and Chandler, Richard (2007). "A history of British Birds". British Birds 100: 3–15

[1] Times obituary, 13 December 1943

[2] Ogilvie, Malcolm; Ferguson-Lees, James and Chandler, Richard (2007). "A history of British Birds". British Birds 100: 3–15

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Harry Forbes Witherby MBE, FZS, MBOU
Witherby in 1937
Born	(1873-10-07)7 October 1873
Died	11 December 1943(1943-12-11) (aged 70) Gracious Pond Farm, Chobham, Surrey^[1]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Publisher
Known for	Ornithology, publishing
Notable work	British Birds magazine The Handbook of British Birds
Spouse	Lilian Gillson (m. 1904)
Parent	Henry Forbes Witherby
Relatives	five children: two sons and three daughters

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Harry Forbes Witherby

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