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- Title
Biography of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer – Book review.
- Authors
Novellie, Peter A.
- Abstract
Curator and Crusader: The Life and Work of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer Mike Bruton ISBN 9780639932699 Paperback Footprint Press, Southern Africa, 2019, R280.00* *Book price at time of review This biography tells the enchanting story of how a determined little girl, described by her father as a "quaint little serious minded child", grew up to become Freeman Dame Dr Marjorie Eileen Dorothy Courtenay-Latimer DSc, FSAMA, MCC, DMSS - this despite her never having received a tertiary education, probably not even a matriculation certificate. The discovery of the coelacanth in late 1938 brought world renown to both Marge and her museum. Unfortunately - for unclear reasons (Bruton suggests that it may have been because of over-sensitivity on Marge's part to criticisms of the manuscript) - it remains unpublished in the archives of the East London Museum.
- Subjects
NATURAL history museums; PER diem allowances
- Publication
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation & Science, 2020, Vol 62, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0075-6458
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.4102/koedoe.v62i1.1607