George Yeld was a schoolmaster, climber, explorer and hybridiser of daylilies and irises.
17 Facts About George Yeld
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George Yeld was a member of the Alpine Club and editor of the Alpine Journal.
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George Yeld was born in 1845 and educated at Hereford Cathedral School.
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George Yeld had four sons who all attended St Peter's.
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George Yeld taught at St Peter's School from 1867 to 1919.
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George Yeld appears to have been a popular teacher and involved in many aspects of the school.
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George Yeld himself was a member of the Old Peterites despite not having been a student at the school: in 1911 he became a vice-president.
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In December 1917 George Yeld was presented with a purse and given plaudits from colleagues and alumni in celebration of his 50th year at the school.
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George Yeld served as Editor of the Alpine Journal for 30 years, initially virtually alone, later with John Percy Farrar.
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George Yeld's preference was for the eastern group of the Graian Alps as they did not attract the number of tourists that other alpine areas did.
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George Yeld considered local guides indispensable and he looked on them as friends and employed the same men year after year.
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George Yeld regularly saw bouquetin and chamois on the slopes.
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George Yeld seems to have been fond of Ranunculus glacialis from the number of times it is mentioned and his delight in finding it.
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George Yeld was an amateur breeder and hybridiser of the garden plants Hemerocallis and Bearded Iris.
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George Yeld was one of the early pioneer breeders of Hemerocallis when there was very little material available.
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George Yeld was a friend of another iris breeder, Sir Michael Foster, naming one of his plants 'Sir Michael'.
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In 1927, George Yeld was awarded the Foster Memorial Plaque by The Iris Society.