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Walter Mantell : ウィキペディア英語版 | Walter Mantell
Walter Baldock Durrant Mantell (11 March 1820 – 7 September 1895) was a 19th-century New Zealand scientist, politician, and Land Purchase Commissioner. He was a founder and first secretary of the New Zealand Institute, and discovered and collected moa remains. ==Early life== Mantell was born in Lewes, East Sussex, England, the son of the geologist Dr Gideon Mantell. He arrived in Wellington on the ''Oriental'' in 1840. In 1848 Mantell was appointed to the office of commissioner for extinguishing native titles in the South Island. When he was 36 he met Geraldine Jewsbury who was then 44. He had left New Zealand because he did not feel right about trying to convince the indigenous Māori people to undersell their land. He returned to England in 1856 and then met Jewsbury. When in New Zealand, the Maori people called Mantell "Matara" (meaning chief in Māori) because they had a difficult time pronouncing his name. Jewsbury used it as a nickname for Mantell. When Mantell was in England he had difficulty finding work. He became restless at home as well as a hypochondriac. Jewsbury encouraged him to write for the ''Westminster Gazette'' or to write a novel about New Zealand. Mantell eventually became tired of Jewsbury's persistent advice. Jewsbury, however, wanted what was best for Mantell and felt deeply attached to him. She once proposed marriage to Mantell in a letter, but he declined her offer. By 1859 Jewsbury had ceased trying to win his love. He then returned to New Zealand.〔
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