Esther Cullen's drawings of Niko Tinbergen through his life
Drawings by Esther Cullen of Niko Tinbergen from childhood to retirement, illustrating the development of his interest in animal behaviour and important points in his life and career. The drawings are in pen and colour pencil on a paper scroll. The scroll was presented to Tinbergen when he retired from the University of Oxford in 1974.
Dates
- Creation: 1974
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 22072]
Shelfmark:
MS. 22072
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22072
Abstract
Esther Cullen's drawings of Niko Tinbergen through his life.
Biographical / Historical
Nikolaas (Niko) Tinbergen (1907-1988) was an authority on animal behaviour who pioneered the modern discipline of ethology, working at the University of Oxford from 1949 to 1974. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Esther Cullen was an animal behaviourist who worked at the University of Oxford with Tinbergen from the 1950s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian Library by Andrew Loman, grandson of Niko Tinbergen, in 2022.
Physical Facet
Scroll approximately 46cm in width and 730cm in length.
Creator
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of Esther Cullen's Drawings of Niko Tinbergen through his Life
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
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