Andrew Beveridge Curror (1811–1844): collecting natural history specimens while preventing the slave trade along the west coast of Africa

Autor:	Gideon F. Smith, Estrela Figueiredo
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Natural history Atlantic Islands Navy Plant Science West coast Biology Archaeology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics West africa
Zdroj:	Phytotaxa. 436:141-156
ISSN:	1179-3163 1179-3155
Popis:	For nine years, from 1835 until his death, the British-born Andrew Beveridge Curror (27 October 1811–11 July 1844) served as surgeon on different ships of the British Royal Navy. From 1839 he sailed on ships of the West Africa Squadron, which aimed at the curtailment of the slave trade along Africa’s west coast. Curror additionally had a strong interest in natural history and collected from continental Africa and Atlantic islands what would become the type specimens of several plant names. We provide biographical information on Curror and an analysis and appreciation of his collecting activities. We additionally provide a list of Curror’s collections that could be located.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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