Henry Neville Hutchinson

Henry Neville Hutchinson FGS, FRGS, FZS (1856 in Chester – 1927) was an Anglican clergyman and, during the 1890s, a leading writer of popular books on geology, palaeontology, evolution and anthropology.[1][2]

Henry Neville Hutchinson was the eldest son of Thomas Neville Hutchinson, an Anglican clergyman and amateur naturalist.[3] H. N. Hutchinson was educated at Rugby School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1878.[4] In 1879–1880 he was a student-master at Clifton College. In 1884 he was curate to St Saviour's, Redland Park, Bristol. In 1886–1887 he was private tutor to the sons of the Earl of Morley. In 1891 he began literary work in London. He was an amateur naturalist and photographer, whose collection of photographs was exhibited at The Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland where he encouraged members to collect quality photographs for ethnological purposes.[5] He married in 1902.[2]

Works edit

  • Autobiography of the Earth (1890)
  • The Story of the Hills (1891)
  • Extinct Monsters (1892)[6]
  • Creatures of Other Days (1894)[7]
  • Prehistoric Man and Beast (1896)[7]
  • Descriptive Lecture on Pre-historic Man in Britain and Europe (1896)
  • Marriage Customs in Many Lands (1897)
  • Primæval Scenes (1899)
  • The living races of mankind: a popular illustrated account of the customs, habits, pursuits, feasts and ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world (1900) (with John Walter Gregory and Richard Lydekker)[8][9][10][11][12]
  • The Living Races of Mankind By Richard Lydekker, Henry Neville Hutchinson, John Walter Gregory (1985) Mittal Publications Volume 2[13][14][15][16]
  • The Living Rulers of Mankind (1901)

References edit

  1. ^ Lightman, Bernard V.; Zon, Bennett, eds. (2014). "Henry Neville Hutchinson". Evolution and Victorian Culture. Cambridge U. Press. p. 305. ISBN 9781139992305.
  2. ^ a b "Hutchinson, Rev. H. N." Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. pp. 901–902.
  3. ^ "Obit. Canon Thomas Neville Hutchinson". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. Vol. XXX, no. XCI (pages 169–290). 1897. p. 275.
  4. ^ Holland, Arthur William, ed. (1904). "Hutchinson, Henry Neville". Oxford and Cambridge Yearbook. Part II. Cambridge. p. 304.
  5. ^ "Ordinary Meeting. December 6th, 1898". The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 28. London: Trübner & Co.: 249 1899. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. ^ Lightman, Bernard (2007). "Extinct Monsters". Victorian Popularizers of Science. University of Chicago Press. p. 453. ISBN 9780226481173.
  7. ^ a b Lightman, Bernard (2007). "Creatures of Other Days and Prehistoric Man and Beast". Victorian Popularizers of Science. University of Chicago Press. p. 452. ISBN 9780226481173.
  8. ^ Hutchison, Henry Neville (1 January 1902). "The Living Races of Mankind: A Popular Illustrated Account of the Customs, Habits, Pursuits, Feasts and Ceremonies of the Races of Mankind Throughout the World". Appleton – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Cornish, Charles John (1 January 1908). The Standard Library of Natural History: Embracing Living Animals of The World and Living Races If Mankind. University society, Incorporated – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ The Standard Library of Natural History: Living races of mankind: v. 4. Oceania. University Society, Incorporated. 1 January 1909 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "The people's natural history: embracing Living animals of the world and Living races of mankind". University society. 1 January 1905 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville) (1 January 1902). "Living races of mankind : a popular illustrated account of the customs, habits, pursuits, feasts, and ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world". London : Hutchinson – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ Hutchison, Henry Neville (1 January 1902). "The Living Races of Mankind: A Popular Illustrated Account of the Customs, Habits, Pursuits, Feasts and Ceremonies of the Races of Mankind Throughout the World". Appleton – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Ethnology". CUP Archive. 1 January 1896 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ Gregory, Richard Lydekker, Henry Neville Hutchinson, John Walter (1996). "The Living Races of Mankind". Mittal Publications – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Şehbenderzade, Ahmet Hilmi (1 January 1913). "Akvam-? cihan /". Kostantiniye : Matbaa-yı Hikmet – via Internet Archive.

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