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Gilbert White

    Gilbert White bol "farárom-naturalistom", priekopníckym anglickým prírodovedcom a ornitológom. Viac ako ktorýkoľvek iný spisovateľ White formoval vzťah medzi človekom a prírodou. Storočie pred Darwinom White pochopil kľúčovú úlohu dážďoviek pri tvorbe pôdy a význam teritória a spevu u vtákov. Jeho presné, starostlivo poctivé a prirodzene vtipné pozorovania viedli k jedinečnému výkladu správania zvierat. Jeho práca je známa svojou literárnou kvalitou a pohľadom do sveta prírody.

    Selborne und seine Naturgeschichte
    The Natural History of Selborne
    • The Natural History of Selborne (1789) is the distillation of a lifetime of observing nature, and ranges far beyond White's immediate neighbourhood noted in the title. Written during a turbulent time in world history, it is a celebration of the endeavours of both human beings and animals to survive. White's main aims were to induce readers to pay more attention to the wonders around them, and to advance their knowledge of the variety of life: his success has made this book a classic, and has made his name one of the most revered among British naturalists.

      The Natural History of Selborne
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