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