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1882-1956
Foreman Gardener at ZSL London Zoo
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1879-
Gatekeeper at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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1900-
Day Stoker at ZSL London Zoo
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1835-1900
Alphonse Milne-Edwards was a French mammalogist, ornithologist and carcinologist. He was the son of Henri Milne-Edwards. Milne-Edwards obtained a medical degree in 1859 and became assistant to his father at the Jardin des Plantes in 1876. He became the director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1891, devoting himself especially to fossil birds and deep-sea exploration. In 1881 he undertook a survey of the Gulf of Gascony with Léopold de Folin and worked aboard the Travailleur and the Talisman on trips to the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Azores. For this, he received a gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society
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1853-c.1966
Edward Gerrard & Sons was a taxidermy firm founded and run by the Gerrard family in Camden, London. The company also made anatomical models and dealt in the sale of artefacts. The company was founded by Edward Gerrard, who was an employee of the British Museum's zoological as an attendant. The business originally ran from the family home, 54 Queen's Street, Camden, and later at a yard behind 61 College Place. They were initially known for their taxidermy of large game animals, but by the late 1800s, they were producing more small mounts which included some exotic animals.