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Gerald Malcolm Durrell

British naturalist and author, founder of the Jersey Zoo (now called the Durrell Wildlife Park). Many of his books deal with collecting animals for zoos but he later became more concerned with conservation (Wikipedia).

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British naturalist and writer (1925–1995)

Born 7 January 1925
Died 30 January 1995

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  • Cover of: My family and other animals
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    First published in 1960 — 22 editions
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    First published in 1953 — 21 editions
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    First published in 1956 — 15 editions
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    First published in 1950 — 13 editions
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    First published in 1968 — 12 editions
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British naturalist and writer (1925–1995)

Born 7 January 1925
Died 30 January 1995

Subjects

Zoology, Zoologists, Biography, Collection and preservation, Description and travel, Zoological specimens, Natural history, Wild animal collecting, Animal behavior, Animals, Fiction, Travel, Zoo animals, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Corfu island (greece), description and travel, Fiction, general, Rare animals, Dogs, Great britain, biography, Juvenile literature, Natural history, greece, corfu island, Wildlife conservation, Greece, description and travel, History

Places

Corfu Island (Greece), Greece, Great Britain, Corfu Island, Cameroon, Jersey Zoological Park, Australia, Madagascar, New Zealand, Guyana, South America, Argentina, Corfu, Kerkyra, Kerkyra (Greece), Mauritius, Bafut (Northern Cameroons), British Cameroons, Cameroons, Cameroons,British, Crofu, Malaya, Patagonia, Patagonia (Argentina and Chile), Southern England and a great crowded

People

Gerald Durrell (1925-1995), Gerald Malcolm Durrell (1925-), Gerald Durrell (1925-), Adrian Rookwhistle, George Durrell, Rosy the Elephant, a cast of eccentric oddballs

Time

1935-1939, 1912, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Gerald Durrell
  • Gerald M. Durrel
  • Gérald Durrell

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November 26, 2021 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
November 26, 2021 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 27, 2019 Edited by GypsyFlair Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import