Harry Morrey Salmon

Harry Morrey Salmon (1892 - May 1985) was a naturalist famed for his work in Wales and for his bird photography.[1][2]

Career

He started his career as a photographer in 1909, joined the Cardiff Naturalists Society in 1910, and had become a published author by 1914. He was hailed as the "Welsh ornithologist of the century" and as "the father of British bird photography." He also had a distinguished military career, serving as a colonel in the British army in both World War I and World War II. He served as the treasurer of the National Museum of Wales from 1962 until 1982.

References

  1. ↑ "OBITUARY". Ibis. 128: 427. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1986.tb02694.x.
  2. ↑ http://www.cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/pdf/footprints.pdf


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