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Sherborn, Charles Davies
Persona · 1861-1942

Charles Davies Sherborn was an English bibliographer, palaeontologist and geologist. His magnum opus was the compilation of the Index Animalium, an 11-volume, 9,000-page work that catalogued the 444,000 names of every living and extinct animal discovered between 1758 and 1850. This work is considered the bibliographic foundation for zoological nomenclature. In addition, Sherborn authored almost 200 books, papers and catalogues on a wide variety of topics in natural history. He made important contributions to the study of microfossils and was a founding member and first president of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History

Smith, George Frederick Herbert
Persona · 1872-1953

Dr George Frederick Herbert Smith was a British mineralogist who worked for the British Museum of Natural History. He discovered the mineral paratacamite in 1906. He also developed the first efficient jeweller's refractometer. The mineral Herbertsmithite is named after him, as is Herbert's rock-wallaby

Aldridge, Mrs
Persona · -1954

Lodge Housekeeper at ZSL London Zoo

Coulson, Isaac
Persona · 1875-

Paper Picker and later Car Park Attendant at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo