 cover of first issue | |
| Discipline | Zoology |
|---|---|
| Language | en |
| Edited by | E. Newman (1843–1876), J.E. Harting (1876–1896), W.L. Distant (1897–1916) |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1843–1916 |
| Publisher | John Van Voorst (1843–1886), Simpkin, Marshall & Co. (1886–1915), West, Newman & Co. (1897–1916) (United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Zoologist |
The Zoologist was a monthly natural history magazine established in 1843 by Edward Newman and published in London. Newman acted as editor-in-chief until his death in 1876, when he was succeeded, first by James Edmund Harting (1876–1896), and later by William Lucas Distant (1897–1916).
Originating from an enlargement of The Entomologist, The Zoologist described itself as "an illustrated monthly magazine of natural history", but also as a "journal for recording facts & anecdotes relating to quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, annelides, insects, worms, zoophytes, &c." and it aimed at describing "their habits, food, retreats, occasional appearance, migrations, nests and young."[1] It contained long articles, short notes, comments on current events, and book reviews covering the entire Animal Kingdom throughout the world, until The Entomologist was separated again in 1864. Initially, half of the space was devoted to birds, rising to two-thirds later.[2]
In 1916 The Zoologist was amalgamated with British Birds.
- ^ Newman, Edward, ed. (January 1843). . The Zoologist. 1. 1 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Bourne 1995, pp. 3.