''The Zoologist'' was a monthly
natural history magazine
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established in 1843 by
Edward Newman and published in
London
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. Newman acted as
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
until his death in 1876, when he was succeeded, first by
James Edmund Harting
James Edmund Harting (29 April 1841 – 16 January 1928) was an English ornithologist and naturalist who wrote numerous books and articles in journals apart from serving as an editor for several British natural history periodicals.
Biograp ...
(1876–1896), and later by
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist.
Biography Early years
Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distant Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''Histor ...
(1897–1916).
Originating from an enlargement of ''
The Entomologist'', ''The Zoologist'' contained long articles, short notes, comments on current events, and book reviews covering the entire Animal Kingdom throughout the world, until ''The Entomologist'' was separated again in 1864. Initially, half of the space was devoted to
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
s, rising to two-thirds later.
In 1916 ''The Zoologist'' was amalgamated with ''
British Birds'' (founded 1908).
[. See also]
title page of vol. 10, issue 8
(in BHL) with the text "With which is incorporated 'The Zoologist'".
Founders
At the death of
Frederick Bond
Frederick Bond (22 February 1811 – 10 August 1889) was an English naturalist who was one of the founders of the journal ''The Zoologist''. He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, the Linnean Society of London and the Entomological S ...
, in 1889,
James Edmund Harting
James Edmund Harting (29 April 1841 – 16 January 1928) was an English ornithologist and naturalist who wrote numerous books and articles in journals apart from serving as an editor for several British natural history periodicals.
Biograp ...
, who was then the editor of ''The Zoologist'', wrote an extensive memorial (of nearly twenty-two pages). In this text he reminded that Bond was "one of those who—with the
brothers Doubleday,
Thomas Bell, William Borrer, Bree,
Couch, W.B. Fisher,
J.H. Gurney,
Hewitson, Waring Kidd,
A.E. Knox, Bodd, Salmon,
Frederick Smith,
William Thompson, and
Yarrell (...)—helped the late Edward Newman to found" ''The Zoologist.''
Editors
The first editor of ''The Zoologist'' was
Edward Newman. He died in 1876. Volume 11 of the second series, the thirty-fourth volume of the journal, was the last volume with which he was connected.
The third series, starting in 1877 and ending in 1896, was edited by
James Edmund Harting
James Edmund Harting (29 April 1841 – 16 January 1928) was an English ornithologist and naturalist who wrote numerous books and articles in journals apart from serving as an editor for several British natural history periodicals.
Biograp ...
.
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist.
Biography Early years
Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distant Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''Histor ...
was the editor of the fourth series, from 1878 to 1914 (vol. 18).
The last two volumes of the fourth series, and of the journal, were edited by
Frank Finn
Frank Finn FZS, MBOU (1868 – 1 October 1932) was an English ornithologist.
Finn was born in Maidstone and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. He went on a collecting expedition to East Africa in 1892, a ...
.
Four series
''The Zoologist'' appeared in four series:
* First series: 1843–1865 ( vol. 1 – 23)
* Second series: 1866–1876 (vol. 1 – 10)
* Third series: 1877–1896 (vol. 1 – 20)
* Fourth series: 1897–1916 (vol. 1 – 20)
First series, 1843–1865
The first series of ''The Zoologist'' was edited by
Edward Newman and published by
John Van Voorst
John Van Voorst (1804–1898) was an English publisher of natural history books. His publications were noted for their good quality, reasonable prices and the frequent inclusion of superior illustrations by notable artists.
Biography
John Va ...
in London. From the beginning Newman received contributions from many naturalists. In the first year for instance
John Christopher Atkinson
John Christopher Atkinson (1814–1900) was an English author, antiquary, and priest.
Life
Born on 9 May 1814 at Goldhanger in Essex, where his father was then curate, he was the son of John Atkinson and the grandson of Christopher Atkinson (d. 18 ...
,
Henry Doubleday,
John Henry Gurney Sr.,
Frederick Bond
Frederick Bond (22 February 1811 – 10 August 1889) was an English naturalist who was one of the founders of the journal ''The Zoologist''. He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, the Linnean Society of London and the Entomological S ...
, and
William Yarrell
William Yarrell (3 June 1784 – 1 September 1856) was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise scientific work.
Yarrell is best known as the author of ''The History of Br ...
wrote articles. Newman also contributed articles himself.
In general, the first volumes were published in monthly issues of 32 pages, and also as an annual.
The pages were numbered continuously, so for instance the first issue of the fourth volume (January, 1846) was numbered pp. 1201–1232 and the twelfth issue of the twenty-third volume (December, 1865) was numbered 9825–9848.
Second series, 1866–1876
The second series, containing eleven volumes, was also edited by Newman. Starting in January, 1866, the page numbering started anew on page 1 and ended with page 5180 in December, 1876.
Third series, 1877–1896
Editor:
James Edmund Harting
James Edmund Harting (29 April 1841 – 16 January 1928) was an English ornithologist and naturalist who wrote numerous books and articles in journals apart from serving as an editor for several British natural history periodicals.
Biograp ...
.
Fourth series, 1897–1916
Editor:
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist.
Biography Early years
Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distant Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''Histor ...
.
In 1899
Edmund Selous
Edmund Selous (14 August 1857 – 25 March 1934) was a British ornithologist and writer. He was the younger brother of big-game hunter Frederick Selous. Born in London, the son of a wealthy stockbroker, Selous was educated privately and matricul ...
wrote his first articles, in ''The Zoologist'', about his observations near a nest of
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due to the ancient folk tal ...
s (''Caprimulgus europaeus''). A year later he published his study on "the Great Plover", the
Eurasian stone-curlew
The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (''Burhinus oedicnemus'') is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family.
Taxonomy
The Eurasian stone-curlew was formally described by the Swedish natu ...
, ''Burhinus oedicnemus.''
In 1899
Henry Eliot Howard
Henry Eliot Howard (13 November 1873 – 26 December 1940) was an English amateur ornithologist, noted for being one of the first to describe territoriality behaviours in birds in a detailed manner. His ideas on territoriality were influential ...
published his first articles in the magazine, about birds in North Worcestershire and in the North-West of Ireland.
In 1900 the naturalist
Arthur Henry Patterson
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more ...
published the first part of his study on the birds of
Great Yarmouth
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and surroundings.
Articles
Among the numerous articles that appeared in ''The Zoologist'' over the years were:
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* (Published in five parts in volume 4 and 5)
See also
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List of zoology journals
This is a list of scientific journals which cover the field of zoology.
A
* '' Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae''
* '' Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae''
* '' Acta Zoologica Bulgarica''
* ''Acta Zoologica Mexicana''
* '' ...
References
Sources
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External links
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Digitised copies of all volumesonline at the
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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