{"product_id":"john-henry-gurney","title":"John Henry Gurney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn\nHenry Gurney: A Passion for Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\ndetails the life of John\nHenry Gurney (1819-1890) who became a successful banker when still young. His\nwealth enabled him to indulge his passion for collecting natural history\nspecimens, especially birds. A major supporter of the fledgling Norfolk and\nNorwich Museum, in 1853 he announced his intention to collect a series of every\nspecies of bird of prey in the world, and to donate and display them in the\nmuseum. Unfortunately, devastating events in his private and professional life\nthreatened to derail his efforts. Nevertheless, he persisted in his\nspecimen-collecting and ornithological studies and became a world-renowned\nexpert on birds of prey and the birds of southern Africa. Gurney named nearly\n30 bird species new to science and had several species named after him. He made\nsignificant and long-lasting contributions to bird identification and knowledge\nof the distribution of many species. But why did he choose to collect and study\nbirds of prey in particular; how closely did he approach his goal and how much\ndid it cost him? This book attempts to answer these questions. Published in association with the British Ornithologists' Club.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54615250534744,"sku":"9781913679743","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781913679743_59751e75-95ad-41a4-b848-2b8a3c5e0fc5.jpg?v=1778653872","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/john-henry-gurney","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}