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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Given name
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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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 Entrance to Loerie Reserve, Port Elizabeth |
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 Entrance to Schoenmakerskop cave showing position in relation to the sea |
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 Entrance to Schonland Building (National Monument), Botany Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown |
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 Entrance to Schonland Building (National Monument), Botany Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown |
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 Entrance to Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve |
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 Essenbosch forest patch on J.du Preez farm Essenbos, at eastern entrance to the Langkloof, 35 km west of Humansdorp |
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 Essenbosch forest patch on J.du Preez farm Essenbos, at eastern entrance to the Langkloof, 35 km west of Humansdorp |
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 Extensive stretch of Palmiet in the Kromme River Valley just east of Joubertina, Langkloof, Humansdorp |
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 Factory area, Perseverence, Port Elizabeth |
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 Far western end of Grassridge, Uitenhage |
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 Far western end of Grassridge, Uitenhage |
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 Far western end of Upper Elands River valley |
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 Far western end of Upper Elands River valley, Uitenhage |
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 Farm 'Gameston', Highlands, Albany, CP |
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 Farm 'Reedsdale', near Amabele, Stutterheim, CP |
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 Farm between Greenbushes & Kraggakamma Lake |
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 Field Between Kunene Park & National Road, western suburbs, Port Elizabeth |
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 Field Between Kunene Park & National Road, western suburbs, Port Elizabeth |
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 Flats of N. Coega on Coega-Barkley Bridge road |
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 Flats of N. Coega on Coega-Barkley Bridge road |
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 Forest scene halfway up the Suurberg Pass, Alexandria |
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 Fynbos Trail, Sappershoek, Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth |
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 Fynbos Trail, Sappershoek, Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth |
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 Fynbos Trail, Sappershoek, Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth |
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 Fynbos Trail, Sappershoek, Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth |
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