Valentine Ball

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Valentine Ball (1843-1894)

Valentine Ball (14 July 1843 – 15 June 1894) was an Irish geologist, and a brother of Sir Robert Ball.

Ball joined the Geological Survey of India, becoming an authority not only on geology but also on ornithology and anthropology. His best known work is Jungle-Life in India. He later became director of the National Museum of Ireland.

He was a regular contributor to Stray Feathers, the ornithological journal founded by Allan Octavian Hume. The Andaman Scops Owl (Otus balli) is named after him.

Publications

Ball, V. 1874. On the avifauna of the Chutia, Nagpur Division S. W. frontier of Bengal. Stray Feathers 2: 355 440.
Ball, V. 1877. Notes on birds observed in the region between Mahanadi and Godavari rivers. Stray Feathers 5: 410-420
Ball, V. 1878. From Ganges to the Godaveri, on the distribution of birds. Stray Feathers 7: 191 235.
Ball, Valentine (1880). Jungle life in India. Thomas de la Rue & Co. London.
Ball, V. 1881. The Diamonds, Coal and Gold of India. scanned

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 21094296 LCCN: n84206487 ISNI: 0000 0000 8340 3585 GND: 17259457X

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Name	Ball, Valentine
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Short description	Irish scientist
Date of birth	14 July 1843
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Date of death	15 June 1894
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