Henry A. McGhie

Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology

Birds, books and business

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838â 1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how Dresser and his contemporaries discovered and documented birds across the globe. -- .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1094g
• ISBN-13: 9781784994136
• ISBN-10: 1784994138
• Artikelnr.: 48099570

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Family background and early life 2 Texas: the big adventure
3 Settling down to business 4 Early exploits in ornithological society 5
Collecting 6 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, I 7 'Discovering' the birds
of Europe, II 8 Making The Birds of Europe 9 A central figure: society life
in the 1870s 10 The 1880s: the rise of rivalry 11 The 1890s: the continuing
rise of the British Museum (Natural History) 12 Working independently,
1900-5 13 The grand finale: the Eggs of the Birds of Europe 14 Time for a
change 15 Legacies Appendices References Bibliography of Henry Dresser
Index of birds Index