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Lee, Henry
Persoon · 1826-1888

Henry Lee was an English naturalist. He succeeded John Keast Lord as naturalist of the Brighton Aquarium in 1872, and was for a time a director. At the aquarium he instituted experiments on the migration of smelts, the habits of the herring, whitebait, crayfish, and other topics. Lee was an amateur collector of natural history specimens and microscopist. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society, Geological Society and Zoological Society of London. He was president of the Quekett Microscopical Club from 1875-1877. Lee was sceptical of the claims of cryptozoology and sea serpents. His book Sea Monsters Unmasked (1884) compared sightings of the Kraken to the squid
Lee, John
Persoon · fl 1870-1875

Secretary of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Legge, William Vincent
Legge, William Vincent
Persoon · 1841-1918

Colonel William Vincent Legge was an Australian soldier and an ornithologist who documented the birds of Sri Lanka. Legge's hawk-eagle is named after him as is Legge's flowerpecked and Legges Tor, the second highest peak in Tasmania. He was a member of the Zoological Society of London
Lewis, Mrs
Persoon · fl 19th century

Wife of Commander F E Lewis
Lilljeborg, Wilhelm
Lilljeborg, Wilhelm
Persoon · 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
Lockyer, Joseph Norman, Sir
Persoon · 1836-1920

Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the founder and first editor of the journal Nature