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Ken Simmons

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where his observations of birds provided material for later published work. From 1947 onwards he published many notes and papers on birds. He became particularly interested in the taxonomic implications of certain simple behaviour patterns and in bird taxonomy generally and was listed in the 1961
178:, as the island School Master, with his wife Marion as his assistant. Although he had intended to spend his spare time on the island writing, he ended spending most of it observing and studying the 242:. He was responsible for the Voice section, the Family Summaries and general trouble shooting. He also spent time writing papers and books and biographical study of Edmund Selous. 234:. He started work on the Social Pattern and Behaviour section in late 1971, in 1973 he became editor, reducing the hours worked at the University of Leicester, then in 1975 348: 147: 358: 338: 230: 343: 143: 323: 294: 151: 185:. Upon their return to England in 1964 both Ken and Marion decided to give up teaching and Ken succeeded in obtaining a 206: 168: 353: 235: 138:. He completed professional training for a Teachers’ Certificate in 1946/7 and then took up a teaching post in 221: 190: 186: 167:
Directory of Zoological Taxonomists. He was also a committee member, joint recorder and Chairman of the
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enabling him to register, in 1965, as a postgraduate student at the Department of Psychology,
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Prytherch, Robin (2002). "Kenneth Edwin Laurence Ryder Simmons, 1929-2002".
213: 131: 119: 48: 142:. It was at this time that he took up serious birdwatching and joined the 202: 88: 52: 201:. Simmons' work was widely cited in ornithological circles. While in 127: 163: 123: 295:
Berksbirds - History of Theale old gravel pit and Englefield Park
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courtship. He was also asked to join the Editorial Board of
107:(29 March 1929 – 25 February 2002) was a respected 81: 71: 59: 30: 23: 197:booby studies and in 1970 a PhD for work on the 8: 261: 259: 257: 255: 205:he was a founding committee member of the 20: 238:funding allowed him to work full-time on 148:Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 193:. In 1967 he was awarded an MSc for his 251: 158:from 1948-50 Simmons was posted to the 7: 105:Kenneth Edwin Laurence Ryder Simmons 25:Kenneth Edwin Laurence Ryder Simmons 349:Alumni of the University of Bristol 240:The Birds of the Western Palearctic 231:The Birds of the Western Palearctic 282:10.1046/j.1474-919x.2002.00115_1.x 122:. He spent his early childhood in 14: 220:at the Department of Psychology, 359:20th-century British zoologists 212:Following his PhD he moved to 1: 174:In February 1962 he moved to 152:British Trust for Ornithology 144:British Ornithologists' Union 207:Bristol Ornithological Club 169:Reading Ornithological Club 375: 339:People from Kenton, London 344:Scientists from Leicester 222:University of Leicester 150:and, a year later, the 324:British ornithologists 126:and went to school in 306:Seabird Group Journal 191:University of Bristol 187:Leverhulme Fellowship 154:. During a period of 16:British ornithologist 199:great crested grebe 102: 101: 366: 308: 303: 297: 292: 286: 285: 263: 195:Ascension Island 183:Sula leucogaster 176:Ascension Island 156:National Service 66: 63:25 February 2002 40: 38: 21: 374: 373: 369: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 354:British editors 314: 313: 312: 311: 304: 300: 293: 289: 265: 264: 253: 248: 160:Suez Canal Zone 98: 64: 55: 42: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 372: 370: 362: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 316: 315: 310: 309: 298: 287: 276:(4): 711–712. 250: 249: 247: 244: 136:Worcestershire 100: 99: 97: 96: 91: 85: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 67:(aged 72) 61: 57: 56: 43: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 371: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 321: 319: 307: 302: 299: 296: 291: 288: 283: 279: 275: 271: 270: 262: 260: 258: 256: 252: 245: 243: 241: 237: 233: 232: 227: 223: 219: 216:to work with 215: 210: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 181: 177: 172: 170: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 112:ornithologist 110: 106: 95: 94:Ornithologist 92: 90: 87: 86: 84: 80: 77: 74: 70: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 41:29 March 1929 33: 29: 22: 19: 301: 290: 273: 267: 239: 229: 218:Uli Weidmann 211: 182: 173: 104: 103: 65:(2002-02-25) 18: 334:2002 deaths 329:1929 births 180:brown booby 82:Occupations 72:Nationality 318:Categories 246:References 37:1929-03-29 214:Leicester 132:Wiltshire 120:Middlesex 49:Middlesex 114:born in 203:Bristol 140:Reading 109:British 89:Teacher 76:British 53:England 146:, the 128:London 116:Kenton 45:Kenton 164:Egypt 124:China 269:Ibis 226:duck 134:and 60:Died 31:Born 278:doi 274:144 236:SRC 224:on 320:: 272:. 254:^ 209:. 171:. 162:, 130:, 118:, 51:, 47:, 284:. 280:: 39:) 35:(

Index

Kenton
Middlesex
England
British
Teacher
Ornithologist
British
ornithologist
Kenton
Middlesex
China
London
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Reading
British Ornithologists' Union
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
British Trust for Ornithology
National Service
Suez Canal Zone
Egypt
Reading Ornithological Club
Ascension Island
brown booby
Leverhulme Fellowship
University of Bristol
Ascension Island
great crested grebe
Bristol
Bristol Ornithological Club

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