On the authorship and publication dates of Theraphosa and Theraphosidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae): a clarification

Bionomina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
RAINER BREITLING
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
The Family ◽  
Minority View ◽  
Case Based ◽  
Selection Of

The genus Theraphosa was established by Thorell (1870) as the type genus of the simultaneously published family Theraphosidae, the most diverse group of mygalomorph spiders. This authorship and publication date have long been accepted by the majority of authors. However, there has been a long-standing minority view that the genus name should be attributed to Walckenaer (1805), and the publication date of the family name changed to 1869.             A thought-provoking recent publication has examined this case. Based on a limited selection of the relevant literature, the authors struggled to make sense of their sources and prematurely concluded that the minority opinion might indeed be correct. They overlooked the potentially destabilising implications of this reattribution.             This paper revisits the evidence in the light of a much wider range of relevant publications, places it in its important historical context and, on the basis of the current rules of nomenclature, concludes that the traditional consensus has indeed been correct.                 Thus, Theraphosa Thorell, 1870 is the type genus of Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 and a nomen protectum, while Theraphosa Schinz, 1823 is a nomen oblitum, mostly limited to the German textbook literature of the early 19th century. Teraphosa Eichwald, 1830 and Teraphosa Gistel, 1848 are junior synonyms of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 (syn. nov.). Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805 is a suprageneric name of the class-series (synonymous to Mygalomorphae) and not available at the genus level.

How does a business family manage its wealth? A family office perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Rivo-López ◽  
Mónica Villanueva-Villar ◽  
Guillermo Suárez-Blázquez ◽  
Francisco Reyes-Santías
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Wealth ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Family ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality ◽  
Conceptual Link ◽  
Selection Of

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to find throughout history examples of wealth management of a family or business families that can be assimilated into the current concept of family offices (FOs). In such examples, the study identifies characteristics associated with the different dimensions of the concept of socioemotional wealth (SEW).Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the socioemotional perspective, this paper relates significant examples of FOs based on historical stages (ancient history, the middle ages, modern history, the contemporary period and the actual world). Each case is discussed with an effort to identify the dimensions of the SEW that fit and help in understanding the organization studied.FindingsMainly, FOs allow the management of the family legacy, philanthropy, promotion of entrepreneurship and family wealth preservation for future generations. Autonomy in decision-making, privacy and confidentiality and the achievement of more intangible goals make the FO preferable to other institutions. Through the study of historical cases, the FO constitutes a structure with objectives and activities that have remained consistent from Rome to the present, regardless of historical, political or social context. The results also identify four out of five FIBER dimensions of SEW.Originality/valueIn addition to contributing to the scarce literature on FOs, this paper uses various examples of historical periods to better understand its origin, evolution and current state. A selection of examples at different times allows us to verify that FOs undergo a series of changes throughout history but maintain their characteristics regardless of the historical context. This paper is the first to explore the origin and development of the FO as organization. Building on the findings, the authors present a conceptual SEW framework to deepen in the knowledge of FO. This framework could help researchers and practitioners in future researches providing a conceptual link that demonstrates the components of the SEW perspective best fit the objectives pursued by business families when establishing a family office.

scholarly journals Cape Town Harmonies: Memory, Humour and Resilience

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armelle Gaulier ◽  
Denis-Constant Martin
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Public Cultures ◽  
University Of Cape Town ◽  
The City ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Research Tools

"Cape Town's public cultures can only be fully appreciated through recognition of its deep and diverse soundscape. We have to listen to what has made and makes a city. The ear is an integral part of the research tools one needs to get a sense of any city. We have to listen to the sounds that made and make the expansive mother city. Various of its constituent parts sound different from each other [T]here is the sound of the singing men and their choirs (teams they are called) in preparation for the longstanding annual Malay choral competitions. The lyrics from the various repertoires they perform are hardly ever written down. [] There are texts of the hallowed Dutch songs but these do not circulate easily and widely. Researchers dream of finding lyrics from decades ago, not to mention a few generations ago back to the early 19th century. This work by Denis Constant Martin and Armelle Gaulier provides us with a very useful selection of these songs. More than that, it is a critical sociological reflection of the place of these songs and their performers in the context that have given rise to them and sustains their relevance. It is a necessary work and is a very important scholarly intervention about a rather neglected aspect of the history and present production of music in the city." Shamil Jeppie, Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town

scholarly journals A Conservative Reformer in Upper Canada: Charles Fothergill, Responsible Government and the “British Party”, 1824‑1840

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Romney
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Upper Canada ◽  
Colonial Administration ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
The Social ◽  
Responsible Government ◽  
The Family ◽  
Ministerial Responsibility ◽  
Social Conservatism

Abstract Whig treatments of the politics of early 19th century Upper Canada have tended to treat the reformers as a group unified behind the concept of "responsible government". As Graeme Patterson has pointed out, though, the concept of responsible government, which lay at the heart of much debate during the 1830s and 1840s, had a variety of meanings, ranging from the traditional Baldwinite view of ministerial responsibility for policy to an elected chamber of a sovereign legislature to the much simpler concept cf effective accountability of the colonial administration to imperial authorities. The author explores a distinctive variant upon the theme cf "responsible government" - that posited by the English-born reformer, Charles Fothergill. After a short, and not par- ticularly distinguished, career as a placeman, Fothergill was dismissed in 1826 for his activities in the House of Assembly. After three years in the mainstream cf reform politics, he broke with W.W. Baldwin, John Rolph and their adherents over the meaning cf responsible government, and proclaimed himself a "conservative reformer." Afterthe Rebellion, he became a tribune of the so-called "British Party" - a group of loyal, conservative, middle-class British immigrants who resented the dominance of the Family Compact. Though Fothergill shared the social conservatism which underlay the Bald- winite view of responsible government, he posited a less radical, more legalistic - and, to the author, more logical - alternative to ministerial responsibility.

The Polish interest in the Eddas — Joachim Lelewel’s Edda of 1828

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-133
Author(s):  
Annett Krakow
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Old Norse ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
Old Norse Literature ◽  
Norse Mythology ◽  
Poetic Edda ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractIn the second half of the 18th century and early 19th century, a rising interest in Old Norse literature outside the Nordic countries could be noted that, to a great deal, focused on the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda as sources for Norse mythology. This interest is also reflected in the works of the Polish historian Joachim Lelewel (1786–1861) who, in 1807 and 1828, published translations and retellings of the Poetic and the Prose Edda. These were based on French, German and Latin translations. The second edition of 1828 is characterised by a more comprehensive section with eddic poetry, the selection of which is also explained by Lelewel, as well as an essay on pre-Christian religion that also includes a research overview and a list of editions/translations of the Eddas.

scholarly journals Angus McEachen's house: the anatomy of an early 19th-century crofting settlement near Arisaig

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross White ◽  
Chris O'Connell ◽  
Fay Oliver ◽  
Sue Anderson
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Single Generation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Clay Pipe

This report presents the results of an excavation and historical study of an early 19th-century settlement at Brunary Burn near Arisaig, Highlands (NGR: NM 6770 8578). CFA Archaeology Ltd carried out the excavation during October 2005 in advance of the realignment and upgrading works of the A830 between Fort William and Arisaig. Two rectangular drystone buildings were excavated, along with a yard area between them. Artefacts recovered included pottery, iron tools, cauldron fragments, slate roofing and clay pipe fragments. The project provided an opportunity to bring together social historical research with archaeological evidence for a somewhat archaeologically under-studied period, and also identified the former inhabitants of the settlement as Angus McEachen and his extended family. The buildings appear to have been occupied for perhaps a single generation before the family was evicted and moved to new accommodation within the area.

scholarly journals Writing for the Family Audience

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-77
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Varga
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Print Culture ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Critical Studies ◽  
European Literature ◽  
The Family

Abstract Családi Kör (1860–1880) was the leading Hungarian domestic magazine of the mid-19th period, which, under the editorship of the first Hungarian woman of letters Emília Kánya, played a major role in introducing the domestic readership to contemporary European literature and in discussing the struggle of women’s employment opportunities before a wider public. Critical studies have also suggested that it was edited and published under the influence of the German Gartenlaube (1853–1944), the journal credited with embedding the journal of domestic magazine in the broader regime of 19th century print culture. Based on a close reading of the two magazines’ coverage in its European cultural historical context, this chapter offers an account of the possible connections and affinities between the two periodicals, and argues that the Hungarian magazine was significantly more daring in its politics and more systematic in its pursuit of introducing the local audience to European literary trends and works.

Gold Creek dam and its unusual waste waterway (1890-1997): design, operation, and maintenance

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Chanson ◽  
R L Whitmore
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
Stepped Spillway ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Earthen Dam ◽  
Unique Structure ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Large Dam ◽  
Selection Of

Completed in 1885, the Gold Creek dam is an earthen dam located on the outskirts of Brisbane, Australia. The spillway system was refurbished three times, each time to increase the maximum overflow capacity. In 1890, a concrete stepped waterway was built to replace the damaged unlined-rock channel. This staircase chute is an unique structure: it is the first large man-made waste waterway built in Queensland, it is the only stepped weir built in Queensland before 1900, and it is, so far as the writers are aware, the first concrete-stepped spillway built for a large dam. The characteristics of the dam and its unusual stepped spillway are reviewed in a historical context. The design is compared with contemporary structures and present knowledge in stepped spillway design. The authors believe that the Queensland engineers gained expertise from overseas and within Australia for the stepped spillway design. However, the selection of concrete for the step construction was made by the local engineers and the reasons behind the decision are not yet understood.Key words: spillway design, engineering heritage, concrete construction, stepped weir, spillway operation, spillway refurbishment, 19th century structure.

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