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John Gould

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John Gould
Born(1804-09-14)14 September 1804
Died3 February 1881(1881-02-03) (aged 76)
NationalityEnglish
Scientific career
FieldsOrnithology
InfluencesCharles Darwin

John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist (bird scientist). The Gould League (a bird group) started in Australia in 1909, was named after him. His knowledge of the birds now called "Darwin's finches" was a turning point in the Charles Darwin's thinking about evolution by natural selection. They are barely mentioned in Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species.