William Brunsdon Yapp
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William Brunsdon Yapp was a zoologist
and author
. He lectured in zoology at the University of Birmingham
. In 1957, he gave his address as Stourbridge
; and in 1961, as an unspecified "Church End
".
He was, for a time, Chairman of the research committee of the West Midland Bird Club.
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. He lectured in zoology at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
. In 1957, he gave his address as Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
; and in 1961, as an unspecified "Church End
Church End
Church End is the name of several places in England.* Church End, Bedfordshire , several hamlets* Church End, East Riding of Yorkshire* Church End, Essex, a village in the district of Braintree* Church End, Barnet, London...
".
He was, for a time, Chairman of the research committee of the West Midland Bird Club.
Notable papers
- William Brunsdon Yapp, The illustrations of birds in the Vatican manuscript of "De arte venandi cum avibus" of Frederick II, in “Annals of science: the history of science and technology”, 40(1983), pp. 597–634.