Frederick Lukis
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Frederick Corbin Lukis naturalist, collector, and antiquarian.
Background
Lukis was born in La Grange,
privateering and importing expensive wine.[2] Already in his youth Lukis became interested in natural history,[1] and probably attended Elizabeth College.[2]
Career
He was strongly influenced by his elderly relative, the botanist Joshua Gosselin (1739–1813), who took him to his first excavation at a recently discovered artificial cavern. The experience triggered a lifelong passion for the protection of the island's heritage. He became a member of the
William Keppel.[1]
Family
On 17 February 1813, Lukis married his first cousin, Elizabeth Collings (1791–1865). They had three daughters and six sons, some of whom inherited his interests. John Walter Lukis (1816–1894), his second son, was a mining engineer and excavator; the eldest daughter,
lichenologist; his third son, William Collings Lukis, was an antiquarian and archaeologist; the fifth son, François du Bois Lukis (1826–1907), was a lieutenant and archaeologist. His youngest daughter, Mary-Anne (1822–1906), provided watercolour sketches of Lukis' artefacts. Lukis died at the house he was born in. Lukis' collection was donated by his son François du Bois to the Guernsey Museum, and forms its nucleus.[1] His living descendants include the actor Adrian Lukis; Christopher Beaumont, 23rd Seigneur of Sark.[2]
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 10 January 2014
- ^ a b c New book unearths the Lukis legacy, Guernsey Press, 26 May 2006, retrieved 10 January 2014
External links
Works by or about Frederick Lukis at Wikisource
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