John Hancock (ornithologist)
- John Hancock (ornithologist)
John Hancock (1808-1890), naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist and landscape architect. He is considered the father of modern taxidermy. [ [http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:B_QFULbd4aYJ:elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v040n01/p0012-p0017.pdf+%22john+hancock%22+newcastle+ornithologist&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9 403 Forbidden ] ]
Hancock was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and educated at The Royal Grammar School. He was mentor and tutor to the celebrated ornothologist and bird painter, Allan Brooks.
In 1874, Hancock published his "Catalogue of the Birds of Northumberland and Durham".
Hancock edited Thomas Bewick's 1847 edition of "Birds". In 1868 he planned a layout for Newcastle Town Moor, which was only partly realised. In 1875 he was asked to prepare a plan for Saltwell Park, but declined due to pressure of work.
John Hancock was brother to the naturalist Albany Hancock. The brothers lived with their sister, Mary Jane, at 4 St. Mary’s Terrace, Newcastle, now part of a listed terrace at 14-20 Great North Road.
The Hancock Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne is named after the Hancock brothers, both of whom took an instrumental part in getting the museum built. The museum contains many specimens from their collections.
References
* [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles32n/northumbria-20.shtml Newcastle on Tyne "(sic)" 1820]
* [http://www.asaplive.com/Local/Histories.cfm?ccs=529&cs=1989 Gateshead: Local Studies]
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