Part of the Oxfordshire Mammal Group’s Winter Lecture Series

About the event
Rev Gilbert White is best known as the author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, and commonly referred to as the ‘Father of Ecology’. In this talk, Stephanie Holt explores his overlooked studies of British Mammals.

Rev Gilbert White’s work has influenced the great and the good of natural history, including Charles Darwin and Sir David Attenborough, and many, many naturalists, amateur and professional, both here and abroad. When people think of White, often they first think of his work on birds, particularly swifts and swallows, but what interest did he have in mammals?

In this talk they’ll explore the mammals White encountered, how his work with them influenced natural history of the time, and how it relates to our understanding of our mammal fauna in Britain today. It will finish with a short overview of the research into White and his networks, including his lesser-known connections to both Oxford and London.

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