Captain Vivian Hewitt and the fate of his collection of birds’ eggs and specimens
Abstract
Vivian Hewitt was a little-known collector of natural history specimens (mainly birds and their eggs) during the early and middle years of the twentieth century. Although an obscure figure his influence on the museum world of his time – and later – was considerable and his collection of Great Auk material became almost legendary. Some of his story and that of his collection is a matter of published record but many elements remain obscure. In this study, we present previously unpublished details of Hewitt’s extraordinary life.
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How to Cite
Clugston, D. ., & Fuller, E. . (2021). Captain Vivian Hewitt and the fate of his collection of birds’ eggs and specimens. Biosis: Biological Systems, 2(3), 349–357. https://doi.org/10.37819/biosis.002.03.0128
