John Henry Salter (1862 – 5 August 1942) was an English naturalist and ornithologist. He was a professor of botany at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Additionally, he published a book about the birds of Wales.[2]

Biography

John H. Salter was born in Westleton, near what is nowadays the RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Suffolk.

Salter was a lecturer in botany at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, from 1894 to 1899. He then became professor of botany within the same department, going on to hold the chair until 1903.[3]

Salter never owned a car and walked 20 miles a day. He was a non-smoker, teetotaller and vegetarian.[1] He was a Quaker.[1]

He died from a fall in his garden on 5 August 1942.[1]

Bibliography

Among Salter's publications are:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chater, A.O. "Salter, John Henry (1862–1942)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40789. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Lovegrove, Roger; Williams, Iolo; Williams, Graham (1994). Birds in Wales. London: T & AD Poyser. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4081-3792-5. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ The archive of J.H. Salter at Aberystwyth University.
  4. ^ In 1952 a supplement is published: supplement 1952 (with a preface by Lily Newton)

Sources

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Salter
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