Edgar Leopold Layard

Edgar Leopold Layard CMG, FZS, MBOU
Born	(1824-07-23)23 July 1824 Florence, Italy
Died	1 January 1900(1900-01-01) (aged 75) Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Diplomat
Known for	Naturalism Ornithology
Notable work	The Birds of South Africa
Spouses	Barbara Anne Calthrop, Jane Catherine Blackett
Parent	Henry Peter John Layard
Relatives	Sir Austen Henry Layard (brother)

Edgar Leopold Layard CMG FZS MBOU, (23 July 1824 – 1 January 1900) was a British diplomat and a naturalist mainly interested in ornithology and to a lesser extent the molluscs. He worked for a significant part of his life in Ceylon and later in South Africa, Fiji and New Caledonia. He studied the zoology of these places and established natural history museums in Sri Lanka and South Africa. Several species of animals are named after him.