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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 Open space between factories at Perseverence Factory Site near Redhouse, Port Elizabeth |
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 Open stretch of grassveld between Sherwood & Kunene Park, western suburbs, Port Elizabeth |
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 Opposite 23 Admirals Way, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Oudtshoorn - Heather Collins at 3 weeks |
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 Outside house in Beyers Street, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Outskirts of Redhouse Village, Port Elizabeth |
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 Outskirts of Redhouse Village, Swartkops River valley, Port Elizabeth |
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 Outskirts of Redhouse village, Swartkops valley , Port Elizabeth |
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 Outskirts of Redhouse, Port Elizabeth |
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 Part of unused campus PE Technichon |
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 Passerina and Erica veld just west of Kromme River bridge along old Cape Road, 17km west of Humansdorp |
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 Perseverence Factory area near Redhouse village, Swartkops valley, Port Elizabeth |
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 Perseverence Factory area, near Redhouse, Port Elizabeth |
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 Perseverence Factory area, near Redhouse, Port Elizabeth with kwaMagxaki on hillside at back |
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 Perseverence factory site near Redhouse |
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 Perseverence factory site near Redhouse, Port Elizabeth |
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 Perseverence, on dry saltmarsh near ebb-and-flow of Swartkops River |
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 Perseverence, on dry saltmarsh near ebb-and-flow of Swartkops River |
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 Petunia |
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| Petunia |
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 Photo taken from bridge over narrowgauge railway between Bridgemead & Rowallan Park (in distance) |
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 Picnic-site in Ouboskloof, 2 km north Hankey, Gamtoos Valley |
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 Picnic-site in Ouboskloof, 2 km north Hankey, Gamtoos Valley |
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 Pirie Mountain, King William's Town |
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 Pisgoedvlakte, eastern approach to Baviaanskloof, Willowmore |
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