The American Cockerell: A Naturalist's Life, 1866-1948
by William A. Weber /
2000 / English / EPUB
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InThe American Cockerell: A Naturalist's Life, 1866-1948
The American Cockerell: A Naturalist's Life, 1866-1948,
botanist William A. Weber pulls together pieces of the life of
T.D.A. "Theo" Cockerell, a man who was an internationally known
scientist, a prolific writer, and a highly regarded teacher at
the University of Colorado in Boulder. The elder brother of the
noted scholar Sir Sydney Cockerell, Theo labored in relative
obscurity in America while his brothers and their families were
basking in the limelight of smart British society. Despite his
alienation from his elite background, he nevertheless became a
great teacher, a mentor, a kindly artist and writer of rhymes for
children, and the greatest specialist on bees in the world. His
contribution to the understanding of wild bees is monumental-he
catalogued over 900 species in Colorado alone, and he assiduously
collected them wherever he traveled. By 1938 he had published the
names and descriptions of 5,480 new species and subspecies.
Despite his accomplishments in entomology, however, T.D.A.
Cockerell resisted specialization. He was also an early supporter
of women's rights, a Morrisian socialist, an avid reader, and
author of almost 4,000 published scientific papers, book reviews,
and discussions of social issues. Pieced together from T.D.A.'s
little-known autobiographical writings,
,
botanist William A. Weber pulls together pieces of the life of
T.D.A. "Theo" Cockerell, a man who was an internationally known
scientist, a prolific writer, and a highly regarded teacher at
the University of Colorado in Boulder. The elder brother of the
noted scholar Sir Sydney Cockerell, Theo labored in relative
obscurity in America while his brothers and their families were
basking in the limelight of smart British society. Despite his
alienation from his elite background, he nevertheless became a
great teacher, a mentor, a kindly artist and writer of rhymes for
children, and the greatest specialist on bees in the world. His
contribution to the understanding of wild bees is monumental-he
catalogued over 900 species in Colorado alone, and he assiduously
collected them wherever he traveled. By 1938 he had published the
names and descriptions of 5,480 new species and subspecies.
Despite his accomplishments in entomology, however, T.D.A.
Cockerell resisted specialization. He was also an early supporter
of women's rights, a Morrisian socialist, an avid reader, and
author of almost 4,000 published scientific papers, book reviews,
and discussions of social issues. Pieced together from T.D.A.'s
little-known autobiographical writings,The American
Cockerell
The American
Cockerell demonstrates this extraordinary individual's
tremendous breadth of interest, competence, and talent. It will
be of interest to scientists and lay readers alike.
demonstrates this extraordinary individual's
tremendous breadth of interest, competence, and talent. It will
be of interest to scientists and lay readers alike.