Salim Ali
Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, create the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park.Along with Sidney Dillon Ripley he wrote the landmark ten volume ''Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan'', a second edition of which was completed after his death. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively. Several species of birds, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Salim Ali's dwarf gecko, a couple of bird sanctuaries and institutions have been named after him. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1967New Delhi, National Book Trust, India [1967]x, 118 p. 97 col. plates. 21 cm. -
2by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1969[Madras] Oxford University Press, 1969.xxii, 444 p. illus. (part col.), col. maps (on lining papers) 25 cm. -
3by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1979New Delhi : Indian Council for Cultural Relations, c1979.41 p. ; 23 cm. -
4by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1983[Bombay] : Bombay Natural History Society, 1983.211 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -
5by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1983Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1983.177 p., 106 p. of plates : chiefly col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm. -
6by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1977Bombay : Bombay Natural History Society, 1977.xlvii, 175 p., [46] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (on lining papers) ; 19 cm. -
7Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylonby Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1968Bombay, New York, Oxford University Press, 1968-74.10 v. illus. (part col.), maps (part col.) 26 cm. -
8by Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
Published 1949Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1949, 1979 printing.lvi, 188 p., [36] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm. -
9Published 1978Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1978.x, 241 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Other Authors: “...Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987...”