William Percival Westell

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William Percival Westell (1874-1943) == biography == : William Percival Westell FLS (1874–1943), schoolmaster, author, broadcaster.

Science master at Caldicott (preparatory) School, Hitchin; curator (1914-1943) of Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery founded in 1914 to house the collections of the Letchworth and District Naturalists’ Society.

Westell was a well-known author of works on natural history and archaeology. He wrote 84 books and gave 145 radio talks for the BBC, mostly on natural history.

In the 1930s he established one of the country’s first museums loan services.

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