Charles Cordier
From Kook Science
| Charles Cordier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1897 Switzerland |
| Died | September 1994 (97) Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Workplace(s) | New York Zoological Society |
| Field(s) | Naturalist |
| Known for | Work as a zoological collector, notably in Central Africa and South America |
| Spouse(s) | Emy Maria Cordier (1903-1990) |
Charles Cordier (1897-1994) was a Swiss zoological collector and field naturalist, noted for his extensive explorations with his wife, Emy Cordier, as well as for claims to have encountered the kakundakari, a crypto-hominid of the Belgian Congo (Zaire, DR Congo).
Resources
Films
- Masters of the Congo Jungle, 1958, http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21cw6f_masters-of-the-congo-jungle_shortfilms — [documentary film]
Reading
- Lepperhoff, Lars (2009) (in German), Der Ruf des Kongopfaus, Fürth: Filander-Verlag, http://www.filander.de/kongopfau.html — ["The Call of the Congo", a biographical work about the Cordiers]
- Animal Kingdom: Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society, New York: New York Zoological Society
on Kakundakari
- Soule, Gardner (November 1965), Is there an Abominable Snowman in Africa?, "Mystery Animals", Boys' Life (New Brunswick, N.J.: Boy Scouts of America): 53, https://books.google.com/books?id=qdD2zolt10YC&pg=PA53