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Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=FitzSimons, Vivian Frederick Maynard (1901-1975) )〕 In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Later, as director of the Transvaal Museum, he together with Charles Koch〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Vivian Fitzsimons )〕 helped to establish the Namib Desert Research Institute in Gobabeb〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=FitzSimons, Vivian Frederick Maynard (1901-1975) )〕 ==Family== Vivian FitzSimons came from a family of naturalists. His father, Frederick William FitzSimons, and his mother Patricia Henrietta (née Russell), both immigrated to South Africa from Ireland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=South African History Online: Vivian Fitzsimons )〕 His brother was Desmond Charles Fitzsimons, who in 1939 founded the Fitzsimons Snake Park (Durban) and was a leading distributor of snake antivenoms in South Africa. Vivian FitzSimons attended the prestigious Grey High School in Port Elizabeth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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