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Alice Hibbert-Ware
Alice Hibbert-Ware (1869–1944) was a New Zealand-born Natural history, naturalist and educator, who is particularly notable for her research and report on the Little owl, Little Owl and described as one of the "unsung heroines of modern ecology." Biography Hibbert-Ware was born in Geraldine in the South Island of New Zealand in 1869. She moved to Cheltenham, England after the death of her father, along with her mother, brother and five sisters. From age 13, Hibbert-Ware attended Cheltenham Ladies' College where she took an interest in science. She became a teacher and regularly travelled in Europe and New Zealand birdwatching with Gulielma Lister. Lister and Hibbert-Ware were some of the first women elected to the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society. She was also a member of Essex Field Club, the British Mycological Society, London Natural History Society, and was on the Council of the School Nature Study Union. Hibbert-Ware regularly wrote for the School Nature Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine, New Zealand
Geraldine () is a town in the Canterbury Region, Canterbury region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is about 140 km south of Christchurch, and inland from Timaru, which is 38 km to the south. Geraldine is located on State Highway 79 (New Zealand), State Highway 79 between the Orari River, Orari and Hae Hae Te Moana River, Hae Hae Te Moana Rivers and 45 kilometres to the east of Fairlie, New Zealand, Fairlie. History There is evidence of Māori people, Māori travels through the Geraldine area and artifacts and carvings have been discovered in the nearby areas of Beautiful Valley, Gapes Valley and Kakahu. The area was part of the continuous Canterbury Purchase or Kemp's Deed whereby over thirteen million acres was purchased by Henry Tacy Kemp on behalf of the Crown from Ngāi Tahu for £2,000 in 1848. Following the purchase the colonial surveyor Charles Torlesse visited the region in 1849. However, it wasn't until 1854 when Thomas Cass (surveyor), Thomas Cass, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
