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Peter Henry Andrews Sneath MD, Fellow of the Royal Society, (17 November 1923-9 September 2011) was the first Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester and co-founder of the field of numerical taxonomy. Born in Lincolnshire and spending his childhood years in Sri Lanka, he writes in his Reflections: “From my school days I was fascinated by natural history.&nbsp; I had a small microscope, and built up a considerable collection of natural objects, many stained in splendid colours.&nbsp; I was fond of botany, zoology and chemistry, especially of zoology.” His book collection reflected his life-long fascination with the work of the early pioneers of evolutionary theory, most notably the publications of Charles Darwin.

From the library of Professor Peter Henry Andrews Sneath, FRS (1923–2011)

Important Works by Charles Darwin

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James Bond: The Rakison Collection

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