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Lilljeborg, Wilhelm
Person · 1816-1908

Wilhelm Lilljeborg was a Swedish zoologist. He is known for his work on the Cladocera of Sweden, and on the Balaenoptera. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1861

Liggins, Sir Graham
Person · fl 1992

Employed in the Postgraduate School of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the National Womens Hospital in New Zealand

Lien-Ho the Giant Panda
Animal · fl 1946

Lien-Ho translates as 'Union' and the Giant Panda was a symbol of unity between China and Great Britain. He came from the mountain slopes of Szechuan and had been presented to London Zoo by the government of Szechuan Province

Lewis, Mrs
Person · fl 19th century

Wife of Commander F E Lewis

Lewis, John Spedan
Person · 1885-1963

John Spedan Lewis was an English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership. Throughout his life, Lewis was a keen and active natural historian. From 1933 until his death he was a Fellow of the Linnean Society, which awards its John Spedan Lewis Medal for contributions to conservation

Lewis, George Cornewall, Sir
Person · 1806-1863

Sir George Cornewall Lewis was a British statesman and man of letters. He is best known for preserving neutrality in 1862 when the British cabinet debated intervention in the American Civil War