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Peck, Robert McCracken was born on December 15, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frederick William Gunster and Matilda (McCracken) Peck.
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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1894) was a British artist and naturalist who significantly changed the way society thought about the world and its pre-human inhabitants. As one of the most versatile and prolific natural history artists of the Victorian age, Hawkins played a central role in the popularization of 19th century science. His knowledge of comparative anatomy and versatility at painting enabled him to create beautiful and scientifically accurate illustrations of fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, insects, and fossils for such important figures as Richard Owen, Charles Darwin, and Thomas Henry Huxley early in his career. Hawkins went on to make the first life-sized reconstructions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures anywhere in the world. Through a series of public displays in Great Britain and the U.S., Hawkins almost single-handedly ignited a popular interest in dinosaurs that continues to the present day. This is the first full-length biography of Waterhouse Hawkins. It is based on years of meticulous research in libraries, archives and museums in England and the U.S., including family papers, letters, sketch books and private records never available to scholars before. Includes a detailed time-line of Hawkins' professional career. Illus.
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Peck, Robert McCracken was born on December 15, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frederick William Gunster and Matilda (McCracken) Peck.
Bachelor in Art History, Princeton University, 1974. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1976.
Director Pocono Lake (Pennsylvania) Preserve Nature Center, 1971, 72. Assistant to director Natural History Museum Academy Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 1976-1977, special assistant to president, 1977-1982, acting vice president National History Museum, 1982-1983, fellow, since 1983, curator Art and Artifacts, since 2000, editor science publications, 2001—2003, library, 2003—2007, Senior fellow, since 2003. Technical director Bartram Heritage Study United States Department Interior and Bartram Trail Conference, Atlanta and Montgomery, Alabama, 1977-1978.
Consultant British Broadcasting Corporation, England, 1987-1992. Board directors Longwood Gardens Philadelphia Conservationists, Natural Lands Trust, Philadelphia, Library. Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Institute.
Managing editor Frontiers, 1979-1982, editor Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2001-2004. Lecturer in field.
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Trustee Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia. Board directors RARE Center Tropical Bird Conservation, Museum Council of Philadelphia. Fellow Royal Geographic Society, Explorers Club (various committees since 1983, Explorers award 1988).
Member Society History of Natural History, Sigma Xi.
