Papers and correspondence of Sir Charles Maurice Yonge 1912-1989
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Yonge, C.M. (Charles Maurice), 1899-1986
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On 16 July 1928, the world's first detailed scientific study of coral reef took place on Low Isles. The European expedition party, led by Dr C. M. Yonge, aimed to study the life processes of coral and of the formation and maintenance of reef. The Expedition left the Isles on 28 July 1929. (Information taken from http://www.douglas-shire-historical-society.org/low_isles.htm ) Sir Charles Maurice Yonge CBE FRS (9 December 1899 - 17 March 1986) was a British zoologist. He w...
Sir Charles Maurice Yonge, 1899-1986
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Yonge was born in Wakefield and educated at Edinburgh University, where he graduated with distinction in zoology in 1922. He was awarded the Baxter Natural Science Scholarship and he remained at Edinburgh for two years for Ph.D. research on the comparative physiology of digestion in marine invertebrates. He was subsequently awarded a Carnegie Research Studentship at Edinburgh but held this for only three months before taking up the post of temporary Assistant Naturalist at the Plymo...
