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Employed by Deacon Laboratory
Employed by Deacon Laboratory
Sir Hubert von Herkomer was a Bavarian-born British painter, pioneering film director and composes
Helper in the Sanatorium at ZSL London Zoo
Painter at ZSL London Zoo
John Stevens Henslow was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He was a friend and mentor to his pupil Charles Darwin. In the summer of 1831 Henslow was offered a place as naturalist to sail aboard HMS Beagle to survey South America, but his wife dissuaded him from accepting. Seeing a perfect opportunity for his protégé, Henslow wrote to the ship's captain Robert Fitzroy telling him that Darwin was the ideal man to join the expedition team