David Pearson (1941–2017)
Journal: Ibis
Year: 2018

With the untimely death from cancer of David Pearson at the early age of 76 on 20 September 2017, ornithology, particularly East African ornithology, has lost one of its greatest sons. He will best be remembered for his interest in bird migration and his enormous efforts towards our understanding of it; in later years he became keenly interested and knowledgeable on taxonomy and nomenclature. He continued the long tradition of British amateur ornithologists, always maintaining the highest standa