The Care of Books (Esprios Classics) Contributor(s): Clark, John Willis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1006791981 ISBN-13: 9781006791987 Publisher: Blurb OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2024 |
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Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 410 pages |
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Publisher Description: John Willis Clark (1833 - 1910), sometimes J. W. Clark, was an English academic and antiquarian. Clark was born into a Cambridge University academic family, and was a nephew of Prof. Robert Willis. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he spent his life at the university, serving as Fellow of Trinity, Superintendent of the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology from 1866-1892, and Registrary of the University. He was also Secretary of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. He received the honorary degree Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) from the University of Oxford in October 1902, in connection with the tercentenary of the Bodleian Library. |