Frederick DuCane Godman

Frederick DuCane Godman DCL FRS FLS FGS FRGS FES FZS MRI FRHS (15 January 1834 – 19 February 1919) was an English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist. He was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists' Union. Along with Osbert Salvin, he is remembered for studying the fauna and flora of Central America.

Frederick DuCane Godman

DCL FRS FLS FGS FRGS FES FZS MRI FRHS
Born(1834-01-15)15 January 1834
Godalming, Surrey, England
Died19 February 1919(1919-02-19) (aged 85)
London, England
Resting placeCowfold, Sussex, England
Alma materEton College (did not graduate)
Trinity College, Cambridge
Known forFounding the British Ornithological Union
Spouses
Edith Elwes
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(m. 1873; died 1875)​
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    (m. 1891)​
    Children2
    AwardsLinnean Medal (1918)
    Scientific career
    FieldsLepidopterology, entomology, ornithology
    Author abbrev. (botany)Godm.

    Godman collected Iznik, Hispano-Moresque and early Iranian pottery. His collection of more than 600 pieces was donated to the British Museum through the will of his younger daughter, Catherine, who died in 1982.

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