Henry Burrell

Henry (Harry) James Burrell OBE (19 January 1873 – 29 July 1945) was an Australian naturalist who specialised in the study of monotremes. He was the first person to successfully keep the platypus in captivity and was a lifelong collector of specimens and contributor of journal articles on monotremes.

For the Royal Australian Navy officer, see Henry Burrell (admiral). For 19th-century baseball player, see Harry Burrell (baseball).

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