Bo – aka Richard Allen Crombet-Beolens (b.1949)
Me at 5 months old December 1949
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Fatbirder
Grumpy Old Birder
| Parents | Eric | Phyll | |
| Siblings | Jean | ||
| Partners | Cherry (1969-1982) | Maggie (1992) | |
| Children | Suki | Ash |
Education: West Malling Infants (1954-1956), West Malling C of E County Primary (1956-1960), Maidstone Grammar School (1960-1966), Mid-Kent College of Technology (1966-1968), Middlesex University (1968-1972) BA (Hons 2i).
Occupation: Whilst studying: Pumping Petrol, Canning Peas, Shifting Scaffolding, spot welding, Dustman, Cement Works, Shelf-filling. Gap Year: Social Worker (1970-1971). Career: Academic & Community Worker – Paisley (1972-1974), Community Worker – Bolton (1974-1977), Settlement Director – Peckham (1977-1984), Hostel Social Work Director – Camden (1984-1987), Settlement Director – Westminster (1987-1995), Operations Director – Pembury (1995-1997), Charity Director – Home (1997-2008), Web Owner (1999 on), Author (2003 on)
c.7 years old
Aged c.9
10 years old
At 14 acting 7 years old
At 16 I thought this old police cape was super cool!
Tech College Friends 1967 – Me, ?, Meg, Peter, Christine
1973 Greenock when a community worker
1977 Bolton
Corfu c.1980 Pegwell Bay 2023
A Life:
My Earliest Memories
Books Wot I Have Writ
Whose Bird?
Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds
Bo Beolens and Michael Watkins | Christopher Helm | 2003 | ISBN: 0713666471
The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael Grayson | Johns Hopkins University Press | 2009 | ISBN: 9780801893049
The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles
Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael Grayson | Johns Hopkins University Press | 2011 | ISBN: 9781421401355
The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael Grayson | Pelagic Publishing | 2013 | ISBN: 9781907807411
The A~Z of Birds
A Birder’s Tales from Around the World
has it own page here
Bo Beolens | Cartoons by Des Campbell | Brambleby Books | 2013 | ISBN: 9781908241238
The Eponym Dictionary of Birds
Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael Grayson | Bloomsbury | August 2014 | ISBN: 9781472905734
Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary
Michael Watkins & Bo Beolens | Pelagic | January 2015 | ISBN: 978-1907807930
The Eponym Dictionary of Odonata
The Eponym Dictionary of Odonata is a comprehensive listing of all people after whom damselflies and dragonflies have been named in scientific or common names.
Bo Beolens | Whittles Publishing | 2018 | ISBN: 9781849953658
The Eponym Dictionary of Fishes
