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Cynthia Longfield and the St George expedition of 1924: the making of an entomologist

Cynthia Longfield and the St George expedition of 1924: the making of an entomologist

Update: 2024-04-19

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The RIA Library held a lunchtime lecture to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Cynthia Longfield's adventure on the St George Expedition. Cynthia set out on the St George Expedition travelling across the Atlantic and around the South Sea Islands. To talk about this voyage of discovery, Dr Angela Byrne gave a lunchtime lecture, on Tuesday 9 April 2024, entitled 'Cynthia Longfield and the St George expedition of 1924: the making of an entomologist'.

Image: Cynthia Longfield sitting in a palm-leaf shelter, Panama. June 1924 (RIA LRC/27/17)

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Cynthia Longfield and the St George expedition of 1924: the making of an entomologist

Cynthia Longfield and the St George expedition of 1924: the making of an entomologist

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