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L. Harrison Matthews, the Glossary

Leonard Harrison Matthews FRS (12 June 1901 – 27 November 1986) was a British zoologist, especially known for his research and writings on marine mammals.^[1]

22 relations: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Biology, Bristol, Bristol Grammar School, Bryan Matthews, Colonial Office, Discovery Investigations, Edward Harrison (chemist), Fellow of the Royal Society, Harrison Point, King's College, Cambridge, Marine mammal, Royal Society, South Georgia, Southern elephant seal, Subantarctic, Undine Harbour, University of Bristol, Whale, World War II, Zoological Society of London, Zoology.
British mammalogists
Cetologists
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands people

Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

The Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society is an academic journal on the history of science published annually by the Royal Society.

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Biology

Biology is the scientific study of life.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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Bristol Grammar School

Bristol Grammar School (BGS) is a 4–18 mixed, private day school in Bristol, England.

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Bryan Matthews

Sir Bryan Harold Cabot Matthews, (14 June 1906 – 23 July 1986) was Professor of Physiology, Cambridge University 1952–1973, emeritus professor thereafter and Life Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.

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The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created in 1768 from the Southern Department to deal with colonial affairs in North America (particularly the Thirteen Colonies, as well as, the Canadian territories recently won from France), until merged into the new Home Office in 1782.

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Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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Edward Harrison (chemist)

Lt-Col Edward Frank Harrison C.M.G. (1869–1918) was an English chemical scientist, credited with the invention of the first serviceable gas mask during the First World War.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".

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Harrison Point

For the point in Barbados, see Harrison Point, Barbados Harrison Point is a point marked by a string of off-lying rocks, lying west of Busen Point on the south side of Stromness Bay, South Georgia.

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King's College, Cambridge

King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Marine mammal

Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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South Georgia

South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Southern elephant seal

The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals.

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Subantarctic

The subantarctic zone is a region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region.

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Undine Harbour

You may be looking for Undine South Harbour near Ducloz Head, South Georgia Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia.

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University of Bristol

The University of Bristol is a red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England.

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Whale

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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