Arthur Cox (ornithologist)

Arthur Henry Machell Cox (11 November 1870 – 1968)[1] was an English ornithologist.

Arthur Henry Machell Cox
Born	11 November 1870 Hazelwood, Derbyshire, England
Died	1968[1]
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Ornithologist

Cox was born in Hazelwood, Derbyshire, England, on 11 November 1870. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before working as a teacher and then headmaster at various schools in Devon. He contributed to ornithological research in Devon, was a founding member of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society in 1928 and, from its inception in 1931, a member of the Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society.

At one time he lived in Yelverton.[2]

He died in 1968, by which time he had moved to Somerset.

References

1. "Searching for Surname: Cox, Forename "Arthur Henry Machell"". ACAD – A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
2. "History of Cornish Ornithology". Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

• Jenks, D., 1998. Birth of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society. The Magazine of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society, 51(3), pp. 3–20.
• Jenks, D., 2004. A history of Devonshire ornithology: a review of the literature, events and personalities from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century, Falmouth: Isabelline Books.