Edward Blyth, one of the early British zoologist spent twenty-two years in Calcutta as a curator of the museum of the Asiatic Society. His work as a taxonomist and field-observer drew the attention of Charles Darwin followed by exchange of letters. Darwin duly acknowledged contribution of Blyth in his books, particularly in Descent of Man. Because of large and varied stores of knowledge, Darwin valued Blyth more than any one. John Gould, the renowned ornithologist considered Blyth as one of the first zoologist of his time and the founder of the study of zoology in India. Blyth’s study on the birds and mammals of Indian sub-continent was in details; the papers were mainly published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Proceedings of Zoological Society, Magazine of Natural History, Ibis Journal etc. The South Asian fauna of both domesticated and wild varieties, as because of diversities were the chief attraction of Blyth. Calcutta being the centre of British activities in India during the middle of nineteenth century, was well connected and thus helped Blyth for the persuation of his vocation. Blyth published some papers on ‘natural selection’ during ’thirties. Though Blyth never claimed any priority of the discovery of the theory of evolution over Darwin, some authors drew the attention of Blyth’s ‘early discovery’ at a time when both Blyth and Darwin passed away. This paper duly dealt the controversy and made conclusion.

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爱德华·布莱斯（Edward Blyth）与亚洲学会

英国早期动物学家之一爱德华·布莱斯（Edward Blyth）在加尔各答度过了22年，担任亚洲学会博物馆馆长。他作为分类学家和现场观察员的工作引起了查尔斯·达尔文（Charles Darwin）的注意，随后交换了信件。达尔文在书中，特别是在《人的后裔》中适当地承认了布莱斯的贡献。由于知识储备丰富且种类繁多，达尔文对布莱斯的重视程度超过任何一个人。著名的鸟类学家约翰·古尔德（John Gould）将布莱斯（Blyth）视为当时的第一位动物学家之一，并且是印度动物学研究的创始人。布莱斯（Blyth）对印度次大陆的鸟类和哺乳动物的研究非常详细。这些论文主要发表在《孟加拉亚洲协会学报》，《动物学学报》，《自然历史杂志》，《宜必思杂志》等杂志上。由于多样性，南亚的驯养和野生动物区系是布莱斯的主要吸引力。加尔各答是19世纪中叶英国在印度活动的中心，人脉发达，因此帮助布莱斯（Blyth）追求自己的职业。布莱斯（Blyth）发表了有关“三十年代”中“自然选择”的论文。尽管布莱斯从未宣称进化论的发现比达尔文具有任何优先权，但在布莱斯和达尔文都去世的时候，一些作者还是引起了布莱斯的“早期发现”的注意。本文对此进行了适当的讨论并得出结论。的联系非常紧密，因此帮助了布莱斯（Blyth）追求自己的职业。布莱斯（Blyth）发表了有关“三十年代”中“自然选择”的论文。尽管布莱斯从未宣称进化论的发现比达尔文具有任何优先权，但在布莱斯和达尔文都去世的时候，一些作者还是引起了布莱斯的“早期发现”的注意。本文对此进行了适当的讨论并得出结论。的联系非常紧密，因此帮助了布莱斯（Blyth）追求自己的职业。布莱斯（Blyth）发表了有关“三十年代”中“自然选择”的论文。尽管布莱斯从未宣称进化论的发现比达尔文具有任何优先权，但在布莱斯和达尔文都去世的时候，一些作者还是引起了布莱斯的“早期发现”的注意。本文对此进行了适当的讨论并得出结论。