Charles Hose

Who was Charles Hose?

Charles Hose 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. 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 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