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British ornithologist
A.K.A.
William Chase
Gender:
Male
Places:
Birth:
1852
Death:
1927
Residences
Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The details
Biography
Robert William Chase (1852–1927) was a British ornithologist, businessman, and philanthropist. His extensive collection of taxidermied birds is now in the care of Birmingham Museums Trust.
Chase owned a brush-making business in Birmingham. He was elected to the British Ornithologists' Union in 1882.
He was also vice-chairman of the board of governors of Birmingham Blue Coat School. He was Treasurer (1892-1894 ) and President (1885-1886, 1899, 1905-1907) of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society.
In 1892 his address was given as "Southfield, Priory Road, Birmingham".