Jeremy Wade
Jeremy Wade (born May 5, 1956 in Suffolk , England ) is a British television filmmaker and author of fishing books. He is known for his TV series River Monsters and Jungle Hooks .
Life
Wade has a degree in Zoology of the University of Bristol and studied biology as a teaching post at the University of Kent . He worked intermittently as a biology teacher at secondary schools in Kent .
Wade became known with the TV series River Monster . In doing so, he follows myths and stories about deaths related to attacks by fish in order to scientifically verify them. The goal is mostly to catch the fish as evidence. Wade only uses smooth hooks, i.e. fishhooks without barbs that are easy to remove from the fish. In 1984 he was arrested by the authorities on suspicion of espionage while on a fishing trip on the Mekong in Thailand.
Publications
- Paul Arthur Boats, Jeremy Wade: Somewhere Down the Crazy River: Journeys in Search of Giant Fish - Story of the Rediscovery of the Indian Mahseer and the Goliath Tigerfish of the Congo , 320 pages, Verlag Sangha Books, ISBN 0-9517900-0- 5
- Jeremy Wade: River Monsters: True Stories of the Ones That Didn't Get Away , 304 pages, Da Capo Pr, ISBN 0-306-81954-6
- Jeremy Wade: River Monsters: On the hunt for the biggest and strongest predators in the rivers and lakes of the world , 360 pages, Plassen Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86470-249-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Jeremy Wade. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 11, 2013 ; Retrieved January 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jeremy Wade Interview. Retrieved January 3, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wade, Jeremy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British television presenter and author of fishing books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5th 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suffolk , England |