John Henry Salter

John Henry Salter (1862–1942) was an English naturalist. He was professor of botany at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was also an ornithologist and published about the birds of Wales.[2]

John Henry Salter
Born	5 June 1862[1] Westleton, Suffolk
Died	5 August 1942(1942-08-05) (aged 80) Dorset, England
Occupation	professor of botany ornithologist writer

Biography

John H. Salter was born in Westleton, near what is nowadays the RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Suffolk.

Salter was a lecturer in botany at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, from 1894 to 1899. He then became professor of botany within the same department. He held the chair until 1903.[3]

Bibliography

Among Salter's publications are:

• Salter, John Henry (c. 1890). List of the flowering plants and ferns of Aberystwyth and neighbourhood. Aberystwyth: University College of Wales Scientific Society. OCLC 48115041 (all editions).[4]

References

1. Chater, A.O. "Salter, John Henry (1862–1942)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40789. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Lovegrove, Roger; Williams, Iolo; Williams, Graham (1994). Birds in Wales. London: T & AD Poyser. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4081-3792-5. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
3. The archive of J.H. Salter at Aberystwyth University.
4. In 1952 a supplement is published: supplement 1952 (with a preface by Lily Newton)

Sources

• Newton, Lily (September 12, 1942). "Obituary: Prof. J.H. Salter". Nature. 150: 314–315. doi:10.1038/150314b0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

• "Editorial: The work of the 'Kite Committee'" (PDF). British Birds. 66 (5). May 1973. Retrieved 2018-11-22.

• Davis, Peter (July 1993). "The Red Kite in Wales: setting the record straight" (PDF). British Birds. 86 (7). Retrieved 2018-11-22.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Works by or about John Henry Salter at Internet Archive