David Dyson (naturalist)
David Dyson | |
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Lithograph of Dyson from c. 1857 | |
| Born | April 1823 Oldham, U.K. |
| Died | 10 December 1856 (age 33) Rusholme, U.K. |
| Occupation(s) | Weaver Entomologist Conchologist Ornithologist Scientific Collector Natural History Curator |
| Employer(s) | British Museum Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby Hugh Cuming |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Knowsley Hall Salford Museum |
David Dyson (1823–1856) was a British naturalist, scientific collector, curator and weaver who travelled and collected specimens in the United States, Central America, and Venezuela during the 1840s.