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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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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Male
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 At Assembly of God Church, Admiralty Way, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth (North view) |
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 At Assembly of God Church, Admiralty Way, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth (SE side) |
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 At ebb-and-flow of the Swartkops River just below Perseverence, the farm formally known until about 1820 as Zwartkops Wagen Drift |
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 At the ebb-and-flow bridge on the Kieskamma River, East London - Peddie boundary |
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 At the Selmar Schonland Herbarium in the Albany Museum, Grahamstown |
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 At the Selmar Schonland Herbarium in the Albany Museum, Grahamstown |
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 Baviaans Rivier Poort, beside Gamtoos River, Humansdorp |
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 Baviaans Rivier Poort, Humasdorp |
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 Baviaanskloof Mountains, north of Cambria, Humansdorp |
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 Beachfront lawns, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beachfront, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Behind University of Port Elizabeth |
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 Below beacon at Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Below beacon at Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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 Below beacon at Beacon Point, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth |
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