Natasha du Breuil and Colonel Valentine Burkhardt

Submitted by m.peaker on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 18:50

I have recently written all I have been able to find out about two amateur naturalists who were active in Hong Kong from the 1940s until their deaths in the 1960s. Their stories uncovered fascinating accounts of life in China between the wars and then of their life together in Hong Kong. They are Natasha du Breuil (ca 1891-1966) and Colonel Valentine Burkhardt (1884-1967). The latter wrote articles (which were read avidly by my wife when the Sunday Post-Herald arrived) and books on Chinese creeds and customs after his life in military intelligence. They lived at 86 Main Street, Stanley, and were involved in a wide range of activites from keeping aquaria and antiques to studying butterflies and collecting stamps. Rather than repeat the long articles here, I provide links to them on my blog, Zoology Jottings. Does anybody have more information?

Amended links to the articles:

http://zoologyweblog.blogspot.hk/2016/02/natasha-du-breuil-and-valentine...

http://zoologyweblog.blogspot.hk/2016/04/natasha-du-breuil-and-valentine...

 

Hi, I'm not able to view the pages linked above. Is it just me or is anyone else having the same problem?

Regards, David

 

Hi there,

The page asks me to log in to my Google account, and after I did asked me to log in to Google Blogger.  Once done it says that my account is not allowed to see the content.

Cheers,

breskvar