Holdings: Naturalist, Robert Ball, two letters, to Frank, regarding his visit to Ball; and to Lord Chief Baron, asking him to dinner the following Monday,

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Ball, Robert, 1802-1857
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Citation:	National Library of Ireland. Department of Manuscripts.
Subjects:	Lord Chief Baron Zoologists > Ireland Naturalists
Notes:	Robert Ball, (180257), naturalist, was born in 1802 at Cobh, Co. Cork. Ball was primarily a zoologist. As honorary secretary (183757) of the recently founded Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, he contributed significantly to the development and popularity of the zoological gardens. He was the father of Sir Robert Stawell Ball. Physical description: 3 pages. more

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