Henry John Pearson

Henry John Pearson, FRGS (29 August 1850 in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire – 8 February 1913 in Asyut, Egypt) was a British ornithologist, naturalist, businessman and explorer of the Far North of Europe.

After becoming a success in business, he acquired the money and leisure time to lead expeditions to the Far North of Europe for investigations in ornithology and natural history.

In the summer of 1893, accompanied by his brother Charles and Mr. Edward Bidwell, Henry J. Pearson made an expedition to the Far North of Norway, where they acquired eggs from 47 different species of birds.

In 1894, with his brother Charles, he visited the southern Fiskivötn district of Iceland, making interesting fieldnotes on birds, especially in regard to the nesting of the harlequin duck.

H. H. Slater and Colonel H. W. Feilden, they visited the Murman coast of Russian Lapland and spent some time in the vicinity of Lutni on the Ukanskoe River.

Subsequently, Henry J. Pearson published an account of the voyages of the Saxon and the Laura in the book Beyond Petsora Eastward,[2] making a significant contribution to knowledge of European Arctic ornithology, geology, and botany.