Solicitor in 19th-century Tasmania traded human Aboriginal remains for scientific accolades, study reveals
The University of Cambridge’s collection of thylacines, sent from Morton Allport in 1869 and 1871, represent the UK’s biggest collection of this species known to originate from a single person. Credit: University of Cambridge / Natalie Jones. A Hobart-based solicitor built his reputation as “the foremost scientist in the colony” in the mid-1800s, despite limited
Johnathon Antes
November 29, 2023