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There is no doubt about the dedication but I found several sources e.g here or here where he is named J. Austin Roberts. I am wondering now what the J. stands for or if this J. is correct at all as here or here or here etc is no J. mentioned.
Maybe this book can through some light on the name?
Dr Austin Roberts (1883-1948) South African zoologist
There is no doubt about the dedication but I found several sources e.g here or here where he is named J. Austin Roberts. I am wondering now what the J. stands for or if this J. is correct at all as here or here or here etc is no J. mentioned.
Maybe this book can through some light on the name?
- BRAIN, C.K. 1998. Austin Roberts, a Lifelong Devotion to South Africa’s Birds and Beasts. The John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 195 pages (a scientific biography).
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