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Save Burlington House: Letter from supporters published in The Sunday Telegraph on 21st March 2021, #LinneanAtBH
How You Can Help Write letters, raise awareness, talk to people – visit https://www.linnean.org/the-society/savebh/how-you-can-help to find out more (before it’s too late).
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@jamesowild @timloughton Please Help @LinneanSociety Save Burlington House. Here’s what nature needs:
James Wild MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Dear Mr Wild Save Burlington House Campaign May I draw your attention to an article in The Guardian dated 28 February 2021 (Under threat: the birthplace of Darwin’s historic theory | Science | The Guardian) that highlights the dilemma of five renowned scientific Societies based at…
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Linnean Society: Save Burlington House Appeal @LinneanSociety
Lia Nici MP Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby Martin Vickers MP Member of Parliament for the Cleethorpes Constituency Dear Lia and Martin I am writing to you as my local Member of Parliament to ask for your support to safeguard the future of The Linnean Society of London. Whilst I appreciate this is an issue…
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Gilbert White: 300 year anniversary of his birth.
By Dr Valerie Jeffries FLS. Rev Gilbert White FRS (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) was a pioneer naturalist, who collected over 40 years’ observations of the flora and fauna in the English countryside around Selborne in Hampshire. His book “The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne” was published by his brother Benjamin in…
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Podcast episode 7 – An Anniversary (Maxwell Knight’s) and an Armchair Assessment.
Simon, John and Margaret’s theme for today’s podcast is “An Anniversary and An Armchair Assessment” and marked the fact that the 9th of July (when the podcast was recorded), is the date of birth of Maxwell Knight whom the FFON Maxwell Knight website is named. John and Margaret – who knew Maxwell Knight – share…
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Latest news: An elected Fellow of The Linnean Society of London
I’m thrilled to be an elected Fellow of The Linnean Society of London. “The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active biological society. Founded in 1788 by Sir James Edward Smith (1759–1828), who was its first President. The Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) whose botanical, zoological and…
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We need more naturalists, more 21st Century Nature Detectives
Maxwell Knight was amongst the first – if not the first – to coin the phrase ‘nature detective’ before the Second World War; however, he would have been the first to admit that his natural history forefathers had literally risked life and limb detecting fauna and flora as skilfully recorded in Richard Conniff’s book The Species…
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Book update: A day’s research in London
John and Margaret Cooper joined Simon King to visit The Linnean Society (Piccadilly) and peruse their Maxwell Knight archive. Then, on to the Natural History Museum (South Kensington) to see The Maxwell Knight Library. In the evening, returning back to The Linnean Society for Founder’s Day. Thanks to everyone who helped make the day productive…
