JOAN PROCTER

Joan Beauchamp Procter was a British zoologist and herpetologist. She worked initially at the British Museum (Natural History) and later at the Zoological Society of London, as the first female Curator of Reptiles at London Zoo. She undertook substantial taxonomic work and made innovative contributions to veterinary practice and zoo displays. She wrote scientific and popular zoological articles, including early accounts of the behaviour of captive komodo dragons. She created three scrapbooks featuring photographs, letters and cuttings, including this one which dates from 1923 and documents her appointment as Curator of Reptiles at London Zoo.

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