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Henry Dresser and Victorian Ornithology

Henry A. McGhie
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      This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838–1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and is largely based on previously unpublished archival material. Dresser travelled widely and spent time in Texas during the American Civil War. He built enormous collections of skins and eggs of birds from Europe, North America and Asia, which formed the basis of over 100 publications, including some of the finest bird books of the late nineteenth century. Dresser was a leading figure in scientific society and in the early bird conservation movement; his correspondence and diaries reveal the inner workings, motivations, personal relationships and rivalries that existed among the leading ornithologists.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Henry A. McGhie EAN: 9781784994136 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 240 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Manchester University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-11-10 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology WIDTH: 170 cm SPINE:

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      Biography: science, technology and medicine, History of science, Zoology: birds (ornithology)

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      Henry A. McGhie is Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester
      This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838–1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and is largely based on previously unpublished archival material. Dresser travelled widely and spent time in Texas during the American Civil War. He built enormous collections of skins and eggs of birds from Europe, North America and Asia, which formed the basis of over 100 publications, including some of the finest bird books of the late nineteenth century. Dresser was a leading figure in scientific society and in the early bird conservation movement; his correspondence and diaries reveal the inner workings, motivations, personal relationships and rivalries that existed among the leading ornithologists.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Henry A. McGhie EAN: 9781784994136 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 240 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Manchester University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-11-10 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology WIDTH: 170 cm SPINE:

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      Biography: science, technology and medicine, History of science, Zoology: birds (ornithology)

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      Henry A. McGhie is Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester

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