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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Van Wilgen, Brian W.

Titel

A tale of unusual dedication: The lives of JLB and Margaret Smith - The Fishy Smiths: A biography of JLB & Margaret Smith, Mike Bruton: book review

Ist Teil von

• South African journal of science, 2019-01, Vol.115 (1-2), p.3-4

Ort / Verlag

Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf)

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Southern Africa is home to almost 10% of the world’s marine fishes, drawn from three major biogeographic zones (Indo-Pacific, Atlantic and Antarctic). Our modern understanding of this remarkable diversity is due in no small part to the dedication and hard work of James Leonard Brierley (‘JLB’) Smith, and his wife Margaret Smith, whose lives were dedicated to laying the foundation of ichthyology in South Africa. JLB Smith began his career in science as a chemistry lecturer. He was married for 14 years to his first wife Henrietta (née Pienaar) with whom he had three children. Following their divorce, he married one of his chemistry students, Mary Margaret Macdonald; together they forged remarkable careers in ichthyology.