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Jonathan Couch: Surgeon of Polperro
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Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), surgeon apothecary of Polperro, was one of the pioneering natural historians of his day, paving the way for others such as Darwin and Huxley to follow. His own county of Cornwall was every bit as much a place of discovery as the Galapagos Islands and his reputation is secured by his great works, notably his four-volume Fishes of the British Islands which remains a standard work of reference today. But his lively mind also turned to the migration of birds and the habits of bats; he wrote about fossils and flowing plants, sharks and shooting stars, crabs and carpenter bees, porpoises and potato disease. This account of his life and work, drawing on much previously unpublished material, tells the story of a remarkable man who, born in humble circumstances, rose to become one of the leading natural scientists of the 19th century. As a young man, he turned his back on a lucrative medical career in London, choosing instead to serve the people of his native village as their doctor for 60 years.
A classical scholar, Methodist preacher, antiquarian and force behind road building projects, he was also a compassionate family man whose three marriages yielded 11 children and more than a fair share of grief.


Contents:

Acknowledgements Illustrations Introduction 5 I A Lively And Enquiring Mind 9 II Looming Reality Of War 10 III Love At First Sight 13 IV A Sudden And Brutal End 17 V Dreadful Times 22 VI Rooks of Trelawne 30 VII Age Of Discovery 39 VIII Wesley's Legacy 46 IX Refusal To Bury 53 X Cornish Ichthyologist 60 XI Family Tradition 66 XII A Deadly Disease 72 XIII Man-Midwife 79 XIV A Good Horse 84 XV 'Horrid Old Man' 89 XVI Mysterious Fossils 94 XVII Magnum Opus 103 XVIII Fame And Acclaim 109 Epilogue 115 Notes & References Bibliography Appendix: Couch Family Publications Index


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ISBN-13: 9780955954122
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
Publication date: March, 2010
Pages: 200
Dimensions: 155.00 x 232.00 x 22.00
Weight: 652g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: General Issues

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