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The Gunther Papers
Catalogue reference: L GUNTHER COLL
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This record is about the The Gunther Papers dating from 1705-1979.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- L GUNTHER COLL
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Gunther Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1705-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection relates to the work of three generations of a distinguished zoological family.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Natural History Museum Library and Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <persname>Gunther, Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf, 1830-1914</persname>
- <persname>Gunther, Robert William Theodore, 1869-1940</persname>
- <persname>Gunther, Albert Everard</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 203 Boxes, Volumes and Folders
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The collection was partly sold and partly given by A E Gunther in instalments between 1969 and 1983.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Gunther (1830-1914) was born and educated in Germany, moving to England with his mother in 1857. He joined the Zoology Department of the British Museum the same year, and progressed to the post of Keeper of Zoology in 1875. He specialised on fish and reptiles. Robert William Theodore Gunther (1869-1940), Albert's son, studied zoology at Oxford University, and became Tutor in natural science at Magdalen College. He was a pioneering student of the history of science. Albert Everard Gunther (b.190?) was the son of Robert.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/343461e6-cd97-4515-a652-8941f9fed003/
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