title: Who was..... Percy Sladen?
abstract: The enigmatic echinoderms attracted few adherents in the 19th century, but this Yorkshireman almost-literally gave his life to them. He amassed the finest collection in private hands, which has been on display in the Exeter Museum since 1910.
authors.affiliation: University of Exeter, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000145:classification; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006113:United Kingdom; D015046:Zoology / Q000266:history