Robert Swinhoe
English diplomat and naturalist (1836–1877) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Swinhoe" redirects here. For Robert's brother, also a naturalist, who lived 1838 to 1923, see Charles Swinhoe.
Robert Swinhoe FRS (1 September 1836 – 28 October 1877) was an English diplomat and naturalist who worked as a Consul in Taiwan (then known to Westerners as Formosa). He catalogued many Southeast Asian birds, and several, such as Swinhoe's pheasant, are named after him.