John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray (1800-1875) was a prominent English zoologist and paleontologist known for his significant contributions to the classification of animals. He served as the curator of the Zoological Museum at the British Museum, where he cataloged and described many new species, particularly in the fields of fish and mammals. Gray was influential in the development of taxonomy, the science of naming and classifying living organisms. His work laid foundational principles for modern biology, making him an important figure in the study of natural history during the 19th century.