Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Earl of, 1933-
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Name (Latin)
Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Earl of, 1933-
Other forms of name
Cranbrook, Earl of, 1933-
Gathorne-Hardy, Gathorne, Earl of Cranbrook, 1933-
Hardy, Gathorne Gathorne-, Earl of Cranbrook, 1933-
Medway, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Lord, 1933-
Medway, Lord, 1933-
Date of birth
1933-06-20
Field of activity
Zoology
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Language
English
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- His Mammals of Borneo, 1965.
- Smythies, B. E. The birds of Borneo, 1981:
- Debrett's
- His Mammals of South-East Asia, 1991:
- Robinson, H.C. Birds of the Malay Penninsula, 1976:
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Wikipedia description:
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, (born 20 June 1933), styled Lord Medway until 1978, is a British zoologist, biologist, naturalist, and peer. Since 1956, he has been active in the fields of ornithology, mammalogy, and zooarchaeology, and has influenced research and education in Southeast Asia. His career focus was on swiftlets and other small Southeast Asian birds, as well as on mammals, including orangutans. He is the author of Wild Mammals of South-East Asia (1986), Wonders of nature in South-East Asia (1997) and Swiftlets of Borneo: Builders of Edible Nests (2002) and Key Environments: Malaysia (2013), which had a foreword from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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