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WOMAN EXPERT FOR ZOO. •A. arid N.Z, ._" \ LONDON. July 20. ' The Daily Express states 'that; Miss Joan Proctor, an English girl, aged 25, has been appointed curator cf reptiles at the London I Zoological 'Gardens. ;£:Her grandfather was a famous entomologist, and Miss Proctor had 'her firßt pet ssake when she was 10 "/ears of r»ge. One: day she received & I :crocodile a« a i present and -. took it to Dr. Boulantfer,; head of ;'; the - department of 'reptiles ;in 1 the Natural History ■_ Museum at South Kensington. v Ho, was astonished by the girl's knowledge, and oSerod lto train, her. She •■ became Dr. " Boulanger's assistant when 1 18,' and succeeded him when he resigned.' She is now one of the greatest snake experts in the world, and a fellow of the Zoological and Linnaean Societies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 7
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139EVE CHARMS THE SERPENT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 7
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