| LC control no. | no2011067180 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Garner, R. L. (Richard Lynch), 1848-1920 |
| Variant(s) | Garner, Richard Lynch, 1848-1920 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Gabon |
| Birth date | 1848-02-19 |
| Death date | 1920-01-20 |
| Place of birth | Abington (Va.) |
| Place of death | Tennessee |
| Affiliation | Smithsonian Institution |
| Profession or occupation | Primatologist Primate dealer |
| Found in | Missing links, 2012: CIP t.p. (R.L. Garner) CIP Introduction (Richard Lynch Garner; studied apes in Gabon, Africa, bringing some back to the U.S.) Marquis WW on the Web, Apr. 28, 2011 (Richard Lynch Garner, b. Feb. 19, 1848 in Abingdon, Va.; traveled to Central Africa; best known for his researches on speech of apes and monkeys; author) OCLC, Apr. 28, 2011 (hdgs.: Garner, Richard Lynch; Garner, Richard Lynch, 1848-1920; usage: R.L. Garner; Richard Lynch Garner) African American Studies Center, accessed January 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Garner, Richard Lynch; zoologist; born 19 February 1848 in Virginia, United States; completed secondary education in Blountville, Tennessee; worked as teacher and real estate broker (1870's and 1880's); became interested in Africa, biological racism and was fascinated with monkeys and primates; moved to the French colony of Gabon (1894); a self-proclaimed scientist, became one of the first primatologists to use fieldwork observation to study gorillas, chimpanzees, and monkeys; first person to keep an African gorilla alive long enough to be displayed in a US zoo; received funding from the Smithsonian institution to buy animal specimens in Gabon (1916-1919); the most famous American primate dealer and expert of African cultural practices; world's most famous primate collector based in Africa (1890-1920); offered insights through writings on how southern Gabonese negotiated with colonial rule; died 20 January 1920 in Tennessee, United States) |
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