Robin Donkin

Robert Arthur "Robin" Donkin, FBA (28 October 1928 – 1 February 2006) was an English historian and geographer who served as a reader in historical geography in the University of Cambridge's Department of Geography in 1990. A fellow of the British Academy, Donkin published works on a wide range of subjects, including Cistercian monasteries, agricultural terracing, the history of pearls and pearl fishing, the Muscovy duck, the Guinea fowl, and the history of spices and aromatics. Provided by Wikipedia