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Bailey, W
Person · 1863-1933

Plumber at ZSL London Zoo

Baillie, Lady Olive
Person · 1899-1974

Lady Olive Baillie was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She was the owner of Leeds Castle

Baird, Spencer Fullerton
Person · 1823-1887

Spencer Fullerton Baird was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum curator. Baird was the first curator to be named at the Smithsonian Institution. He eventually served as assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1850-1878, and as Secretary from 1878 until 1887. He was dedicated to expanding the natural history collections of the Smithsonian which he increased from 6,000 specimens in 1850 to over 2 million by the time of his death. He published over 1,000 works during his lifetime

Baird, William
Person · 1803-1872

Baird was a Scottish Zoologist and physician. He was best known for his 1850 work, The Natural History of British Entomostraca.

Baird studied at the High School of Edinburgh, before studying medicine at the universities of Edinburgh, Dublin and Paris. He was a surgeon for the East India Company from 1823 to 1833, travelling to India, China and other countries, and taking a keen interest in those countries' natural history. He helped found the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club in 1829. Baird practiced as a doctor in London until 1841, when he joined the zoology department of the British Museum (Natural History).

Bajur, W M
Person · 1896-

Lavatory Attendant at ZSL London Zoo

Baker, Gilbert Edward
Person · 1884-

Helper with the Birds of Prey and Antelopes at ZSL London Zoo