Robert Patterson
1802–72
Naturalist and merchant in Belfast. Author of zoological works. A founder of the Natural History Society of Belfast, 1821; served as its president for many years. An active member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. FRS 1859.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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