William Hay Caldwell
1859–1941
Scottish zoologist and businessman. Scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, 1878–83. Demonstrator in comparative anatomy, Cambridge University, 1882. Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, 1883–9. First holder of the Balfour studentship. Confirmed the long-disputed fact that the platypus laid eggs. Went into business as a paper manufacturer in Inverness-shire in 1893.
Sources
Alum. Cantab.
Nature, 8 November 1941, pp. 557–9
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
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