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Walter Drawbridge Crick (1857-1903) by Bob Purser
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Walter Drawbridge Crick (1857-1903) by Bob Purser

Thu 17 Sept · 14:30

Northamptonshire Natural History Society

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About This Event

This event features a display of work by Walter Drawbridge Crick (1857-1903). Walter Crick was noted as an early member of the Society’s Geology Section. He had backgrounds in business, palaeontology, and conchology.

Walter Crick was an early member of the Society’s Geology Section. He was a businessman, palaeontologist and conchologist, and was first a student and later a colleague of Beeby Thompson. He went on to correspond with Charles Darwin, and his grandson was the molecular biologist Francis Crick. Bob Purser will introduce Walter’s life and his contribution to science, followed by an opportunity to explore the Crick fossil and microfossil collection.

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Walter Drawbridge Crick (1857-1903) by Bob Purser takes place on Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 14:30.

Walter Drawbridge Crick (1857-1903) by Bob Purser is held at Northamptonshire Natural History Society in Northampton (10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, NN1 1LD).

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