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My Father in His Suitcase
John K. Corner
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Description for My Father in His Suitcase
Paperback. After 46 years, John Corner faces his estranged father in a suitcase marked: 'For Kay, wherever he might be.' The letters, pictures and other memorabilia that spill out led him to search for the father he hardly knew, resulting in an engaging and frank biography of an eminent scientist who put science above all, including his family. Num Pages: 452 pages, 48pp plates. BIC Classification: PST; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
John (Kay) Corner left home in 1960, aged 19. He would never see his father, E. J. H. Corner, again. Edred John Henry Corner was one of the most colourful and productive biologists and mycologists of the 20th century. His career began in 1929 as Assistant Director of the Straits Settlements Singapore Botanic Gardens, where he trained monkeys to collect specimens from the treetops of the rainforest, and published Wayside Trees of Malaya, a classic field guide interspersed with his delightful and idiosyncratic observations on plant ... Read more
John (Kay) Corner left home in 1960, aged 19. He would never see his father, E. J. H. Corner, again. Edred John Henry Corner was one of the most colourful and productive biologists and mycologists of the 20th century. His career began in 1929 as Assistant Director of the Straits Settlements Singapore Botanic Gardens, where he trained monkeys to collect specimens from the treetops of the rainforest, and published Wayside Trees of Malaya, a classic field guide interspersed with his delightful and idiosyncratic observations on plant ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Landmark Books Pte.Ltd ,Singapore
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
, Singapore
ISBN
9789814189477
SKU
V9789814189477
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About John K. Corner
John Corner was born in Singapore a year before the Japanese Occupation. He received training as a pilot with the RAF and carved a career in Wedgwood before establishing his own company bringing fine china and crystal to the Far East. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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