Edward Hargitt

Born: 1835

Death: 1895

Biography:

Edward Hargitt (3 May 1835 – 19 March 1895) was a Scottish ornithologist. Edward Hargitt (born in Edinburgh) studied art in the Royal Scottish Academy and was a fairly good painter of landscapes. These paintings yield high prices today, auctioned at Christie's. He became also an ornithologist and developed into an expert on woodpeckers. He was the ...