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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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville |
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 North of Coega Hotel, Coega River Flats, Port Elizabeth |
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 North of Coega Hotel, Coega River Flats, Port Elizabeth |
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 Northen entrance to Grahamstown Botanical Gardens |
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 Northen entrance to Grahamstown Botanical Gardens |
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 Northern & hindmost of the 3 Port Elizabethaks of Coega Kop |
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 Northern entrance to Swartwaterspoort in the Swartwatersberg, 17km W of Riebeeck East village and 50km west of Grahamstown, Albany |
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 Northern of the 3 Coega Kops |
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 Northern outskirts of Redhouse, Port Elizabeth |
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 Northern slope of Witteklip Mt., Port Elizabeth |
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 Northfacing slope down to the Buffalo River, 5 km north of King William's Town, Ciskei |
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 Northwestern corner of Swartkops Saltpans |
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 Notice over entrance 3 to the Selmar Schonland Herbarium at the Albany Museum, Grahamstown |
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 Nursery for wild flowers at Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth |
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 NW corner of Redhouse village, Swartkops Valley, Port Elizabeth |
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 Old Cape Road, 21km west Port Elizabeth central. The Luisklip. At turnoff to Fairview Racecourse and Draaifontein, 600m west Greenbushes |
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 Old hockey field at Redhouse with school in background |
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 Old waggon-shed on Carl's Rust farm, Highlands, near Grahamstown |
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 On approach to Baviaanskloof, Humansdorp |
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