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Geoffrey Herklots

Geoffrey Herklots is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Geoffrey Herklots rather than just read about it. In short: Dr Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (1902 – 14 January 1986) was a British botanist and ornithologist. From 1928 he was a reader in biology at Hong Kong University until the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1941, during which he was interned in Stanley, Hong Kong, until 1945.

Key takeaways

Geoffrey Herklots belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Geoffrey Herklots to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Geoffrey Herklots from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Dr Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (1902 – 14 January 1986) was a British botanist and ornithologist. From 1928 he was a reader in biology at Hong Kong University until the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1941, during which he was interned in Stanley, Hong Kong, until 1945. After the war was over he returned to London and joined the Colonial Service. From 1953 to 1960 he was Principal of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad. Herklots is commemorated in the name of an orchid, Eria herklotsii Crib.

Bibliography Crook, A.H.; & Herklots, G.A.C. (eds). (1930). The Hong Kong Naturalist. A quarterly illustrated journal principally for Hong Kong and South China. Vol 1. Newspaper Enterprise Limited: Hong Kong. Herklots, G.A.C. (1940). Common Marine-Food Fishes of Hong Kong. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (2nd edition). Herklots, G.A.C. (1951). The Hong Kong Countryside. South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. Herklots, G.A.C. (1953). Hong Kong Birds. South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. Herklots, G.A.C. (1961). The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago. Collins, London. Herklots, G.A.C. (1967). Hong Kong Birds. South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. (2nd edition). Herklots, G.A.C. (1972). Vegetables in South-East Asia. George Allen and Unwin, London.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Geoffrey Herklots

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Geoffrey Herklots claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Geoffrey Herklots before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Geoffrey Herklots ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Geoffrey Herklots

In research: Geoffrey Herklots appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Geoffrey Herklots in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Geoffrey Herklots is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1902 births, 1986 deaths, 20th-century British botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Geoffrey Herklots outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Geoffrey Herklots in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Geoffrey Herklots means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Geoffrey Herklots in simple terms?

Why does Geoffrey Herklots matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Geoffrey Herklots?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Geoffrey Herklots.