An exquisite legacy : the life and work of New Zealand naturalist G.V. Hudson / George Gibbs.

By:

Gibbs, George W [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Nelson, New Zealand : Potton & Burton, 2020. Description: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cmISBN:

9781988550176
1988550173

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographies.

DDC classification:

595.7092 23

LOC classification:

QL31 .H83

Contents:

Formative years in London -- The voyage -- The first 10 years in New Zealand -- Progress with life histories -- People of influence -- George Hudson, the artist -- The Hudson collection -- The books -- Astronomy and daylight saving time -- George Hudson's place in the moth community -- Life beyond the books and collection.

Summary: "George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insects, now housed at Te Papa ... An Exquisite Legacy is the biography of Hudson, written by his grandson Dr George Gibbs, himself a prominent entomologist. Gibbs outlines the life of this naturalist and artist, whose dedication and output was prodigious"--Inside front cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	595.7092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00813714

Colour illustrations on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insects, now housed at Te Papa ... An Exquisite Legacy is the biography of Hudson, written by his grandson Dr George Gibbs, himself a prominent entomologist. Gibbs outlines the life of this naturalist and artist, whose dedication and output was prodigious"--Inside front cover.

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