Gambier Bolton
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Gambier Bolton was an English author and photographer of subjects on natural history
and 'psychical phenomena'.
Bolton made numerous photographs of animals during his travels to many countries, including one with the party accompanying the duke of Newcastle
on his tour. His interest in animal photography was professional, amongst the first intending to profit from this pursuit. His works are sometimes preserved as scientific records for societies, though their value was not widely recognised, and appeared in journals and books of zoology.
He was a founding member of the club devoted to Siamese cats, founded in England in 1901.
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
and 'psychical phenomena'.
Bolton made numerous photographs of animals during his travels to many countries, including one with the party accompanying the duke of Newcastle
Duke of Newcastle
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a title which has been created three times in British history while the title of Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne has been created once. The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 when William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
on his tour. His interest in animal photography was professional, amongst the first intending to profit from this pursuit. His works are sometimes preserved as scientific records for societies, though their value was not widely recognised, and appeared in journals and books of zoology.
He was a founding member of the club devoted to Siamese cats, founded in England in 1901.