Kerry, Trevor (2005) Of roseates and rectories: the birding biography of the Revd Francis Linley Blathwayt. Pintail TKC, Lincoln. ISBN 1873257589
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| Item Type: | Book or Monograph |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Francis Blathwayt was an aristocrat turned parson, and a pioneer in the science of birdwatching.He spent the years 1900 to 1916 in Lincolnshire, and the remainder in the Dorset and Gloucester areas - all of this time as the rector of tiny country parishes. He was repsonsible for the modern County lists in three counties: Somerset, Lincolnshire and Dorset. His work is referenced today. The books examines his life story, with particular reference to the Lincolnshire years; and looks at his contribution to birding and bird writing.
| Additional Information: | Francis Blathwayt was an aristocrat turned parson, and a pioneer in the science of birdwatching.He spent the years 1900 to 1916 in Lincolnshire, and the remainder in the Dorset and Gloucester areas - all of this time as the rector of tiny country parishes. He was repsonsible for the modern County lists in three counties: Somerset, Lincolnshire and Dorset. His work is referenced today. The books examines his life story, with particular reference to the Lincolnshire years; and looks at his contribution to birding and bird writing. |
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| Keywords: | parson, naturalist, ornithology, Lincolnshire, County bird records |
| Subjects: | V Historical and Philosophical studies > V380 History of Science V Historical and Philosophical studies > V145 Modern History 1900-1919 V Historical and Philosophical studies > V320 Social History |
| Divisions: | College of Social Science > School of Education |
| ID Code: | 1720 |
| Deposited On: | 18 Dec 2008 09:32 |
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