Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)
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Jack Skead
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Ornithologist
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Botanist
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Naturalist
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Description
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Cuthbert John “Jack” Skead (1912–2006) was a renowned South African naturalist, ornithologist, botanist, and historian of the Eastern Cape environment. Throughout his extensive career, he made significant contributions to the study of southern African biogeography, animal distribution, and historical ecology.
Skead served as Director of the Albany Museum in Grahamstown (now Makhanda) and later became a Research Associate at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town. His enduring legacy includes his meticulous, multi-decadal documentation of species distributions and historical records, culminating in major works such as "Historical Incidence of the Larger Mammals in the Eastern Cape" and subsequent volumes on the Cape Province.
Although best known for his zoological scholarship, Skead was also deeply engaged in botanical research. His field notebooks, habitat photographs, and observations reflect a holistic approach to understanding the interrelationships between plants, animals, and their environments. His botanical interests informed much of his later ecological and historical work, contributing to our understanding of vegetation patterns and environmental change in the region.
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Cuthbert John
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Skead
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gender
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Male
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 Eastern end of Schoenmakerskop village, Port Elizabeth |
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 Eastern face of Cockscomb Mt., Groot Winterhoekberg, Uitenhage |
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 Eastern face of Cockscomb Mt., Groot Winterhoekberg, Uitenhage |
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 Eastern of two Coega Kops, Port Elizabeth |
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 Eastern sector of Schoenmakerskop village, Port Elizabeth |
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 Ecca Reserve, Ecca Pass, NE Grahamstown |
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 Ecca Wild Flower Reserve, Ecca Pass, NE Grahamstown |
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 Echodale farm, Lower Elands River valley, Uitenhage |
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 Echodale farm, Lower Elands River valley, Uitenhage |
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 Echodale farm, Lower Elands River, Uitenhage |
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 Eland's River, on Echodale farm, Uitenhage |
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 Elands R. Furthest west up Elands River valley, Uitenhage. Farmland of Melkhout Kraal |
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 Elands River on Echodale, Lower Eland's River valley |
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 Elands River, Uitenhage |
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 Elephant Walk Tea Gardens, Cow Corner, Kraggakamma, Port Elizabeth |
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 Enon Church, inside and out, Witte River, Uitenhage |
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 Enon Church, inside and out, Witte River, Uitenhage |
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 Enon Church, inside and out, Witte River, Uitenhage |
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 Enon Church, inside and out, Witte River, Uitenhage |
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 Entrance road to Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth |
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 Entrance to cave in low dune in wide open valley in Sacramento Reserve, Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth |
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 Entrance to Gonaqua Trail, Loerie Reserve, Port Elizabeth |
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 Entrance to Humewood Golf Course, Summerstrand |
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