J. C. Daniel (naturalist)

Jivanayakam Cyril Daniel
Jivanayakam Cyril Daniel
وُلِدَ	9 يوليو 1927; Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
توفي	23 أغسطس 2011 (aged 84); Mumbai, India
عـُرِف بـ	The Book of Indian Reptiles and A Century of Natural History and Conservation in Developing Countries
	السيرة العلمية
الهيئات	Bombay Natural History Society

Jivanayakam Cyril Daniel (9 July 1927 – 23 August 2011), or J. C., as he was known,^[1] was an Indian naturalist from Nagercoil, and the author of several acclaimed books on birds, mammals, and reptiles.^[2]

Life and work

Influenced early in his life by Sálim Ali, he had a long association with the Bombay Natural History Society, where he served as a curator from 1950, and was then its first director. After retirement in 1991, he was elected an Honorary Member and was also its Honorary Secretary.^{[citation needed]}

His books include The Book of Indian Reptiles and A Century of Natural History and Conservation in Developing Countries. He co-authored Indian Wildlife – Insight Guides Lion Section. He revised Ali's Book of Indian Birds for its 12th edition, published in 1996.^[3]

He was also executive editor of the society's journal and the initiator of the Hornbill magazine.^{[citation needed]}

He was diagnosed with cancer and died in Mumbai on 23 August 2011.

Legacy

J. C. Daniel is commemorated in the scientific name of species of lizard, Bronchocela danieli.^[4]

References

^ "J.C. Daniel: Naturalist extraordinaire". Sanctuary Asia Interviews. أبريل 2000. Archived from the original on 17 مايو 2008. Retrieved 20 أبريل 2007.
^ "Conservationist JC Daniel dies of cancer". The Times of India. 25 أغسطس 2011. Archived from the original on 6 نوفمبر 2012. Retrieved 25 أغسطس 2011.
^ Ali, Salim; J.C. Daniel (1983). The Book of Indian Birds, Twelfth Centenary Edition. New Delhi: Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Daniel, J.C.", p. 65).

[1] "J.C. Daniel: Naturalist extraordinaire". Sanctuary Asia Interviews. أبريل 2000. Archived from the original on 17 مايو 2008. Retrieved 20 أبريل 2007.

[2] "Conservationist JC Daniel dies of cancer". The Times of India. 25 أغسطس 2011. Archived from the original on 6 نوفمبر 2012. Retrieved 25 أغسطس 2011.

[ali-daniel-3] Ali, Salim; J.C. Daniel (1983). The Book of Indian Birds, Twelfth Centenary Edition. New Delhi: Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press.

[4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Daniel, J.C.", p. 65).

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