Charles Hose

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Dayak man in gala costume.
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Charles Hose (12 October 1863 - 14 November 1929) was a British colonial administrator, zoologist and ethnologist.

He was born in Hertfordshire, England, and was educated at Felsted in Essex. Admitted to Clare College, Cambridge in 1882, he almost immediately migrated to Jesus College, and later left Cambridge without taking a degree.^[1] He was offered an administrative cadetship in Sarawak by the second Rajah, Sir Charles Brooke, which he took up in 1884.

Several species named to commemorate his work^[2] as zoologist:

Amphibians

Hose's Frog, Odorrana hosii found in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
Hose's Tree Frog, Philautus hosii endemic to Borneo: Indonesia and Malaysia prob. Brunei.
Hose's Toad, Pedostibes hosii, toad in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

Birds

Hose's Broadbill, Calyptomena hosii endemic to Borneo.
Black Oriole, Oriolus hosii endemic to Borneo.

Mammals

Hose's Shrew or Bornean Pygmy Shrew, Suncus hosei endemic to Malaysia.
Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel, Petaurillus hosei endemic to Malaysia.
Four-striped Ground Squirrel, Lariscus hosei endemic to Borneo.
Hose's Palm Civet, Diplogale hosei endemic to Borneo: East Malaysia and Brunei.
Fraser’s Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
Hose’s Leaf Monkey, Presbytis hosei endemic to Borneo.

Place

Hose Mountains on Borneo.

Bibliography

Books authored by Charles Hose include:

A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo (1893)
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo (a Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic Relations) (with William McDougall) (1912)
Natural Man: A Record from Borneo (1926)
Fifty Years of Romance and Research - Or a Jungle-Wallah at Large (1927)
The Field Book of a Jungle-Wallah: Being a Description of Shore, River and Forest Life in Sarawak (1929)

References

↑ "Hose, Charles (HS882C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
↑ http://zoohistory.co.uk/html/modules/Downloads/files/whowaswho.pdf A Zoological 'Who was Who' by Mike Grayson

Biography

External links

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Charles Hose

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 56705845 LCCN: n85361449 ISNI: 0000 0001 1764 6682 GND: 120405970 BNF: cb12452560w

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Name	Hose, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	British colonial administrator and scientist
Date of birth	12 October 1863
Place of birth
Date of death	14 November 1929
Place of death

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