TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibbs,George W.
TI  - An exquisite legacy: the life and work of New Zealand naturalist G.V. Hudson 
SN  - 1988550173
AV  - QL31 .H83 
U1  - 595.7092 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Nelson, New Zealand
PB  - Potton & Burton
KW  - Hudson, G. V.
KW  - Entomologists
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Biography
KW  - Natural history illustrators
KW  - Naturalists
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Colour illustrations on lining papers; Includes bibliographical references and index; Formative years in London -- The voyage -- The first 10 years in New Zealand -- Progress with life histories -- People of influence -- George Hudson, the artist -- The Hudson collection -- The books -- Astronomy and daylight saving time -- George Hudson's place in the moth community -- Life beyond the books and collection
N2  - "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
ER  -