Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart (1828–1905) was a wealthy landowner and writer on agriculture. Cathcart introduced the term "economic ornithology" at a time when there was a public debate over whether the English sparrow was a pest or a friend of the farmer.
- Occupation
- politician, agronomist
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- November 14, 1828
- Died
