Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Personne
Forme autorisée du nom
Ball, Robert
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Description area
Dates d’existence
1802-1857
Historique
Robert Ball was an Irish naturalist. He served as the Director of the Dublin University Museum, and developed a method of dredging known as "Ball's dredge". He served as a secretary to the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland for two decades and was responsible for popularizing natural history through public education outreach