Edith Durham: from drawing Surinam Toads to Balkan anthropology and supporting Albania
Malcolm Peaker (noreply@blogger.com)
In 1901, a book appeared which is still worth reading or simply for looking up what was known at the time. It is remarkable because the author was not known for his research on reptiles and amphibians but for birds in particular and vertebrates in general. He was Hans Gadow who was born in Prussia in 1855. After working with the big names in German zoology, he arrived in London to take a job at the Natural History Museum. From there he moved to Cambridge as Curator of Birds in the university’s..