An exquisite legacy
Subtitle: the life and work of New Zealand naturalist G.V. Hudson
By: George Gibbs
Publisher: Potton & Burton
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Nelson, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781988550176
Subjects: Entomologists; History; Biography; Natural history illustrators; Naturalists
Description: "George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insects, now housed at Te Papa ... An Exquisite Legacy is the biography of Hudson, written by his grandson Dr George Gibbs, himself a prominent entomologist. Gibbs outlines the life of this naturalist and artist, whose dedication and output was prodigious"--Inside front cover.
Notes: Colour illustrations on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Formative years in London; title: The voyage; title: The first 10 years in New Zealand; title: Progress with life histories; title: People of influence; title: George Hudson, the artist; title: The Hudson collection; title: The books; title: Astronomy and daylight saving time; title: George Hudson's place in the moth community; title: Life beyond the books and collection.