Herbert John Fleure (1877-1969) was a British zoologist and geographer. He was secretary of the Geographical Association, editor of `Geography,' and served as president of the Cambrian Archaeological Association (1924-25), Royal Anthropological Institute (1945-47) and Geographical Association (1948-49). He studied at the University of Wales and the Zoological Institute in Switzerland. Returning to his alma matter in Wales, he served there as a professor until 1930, then at Victoria University in Manchester, retiring in 1944. He wrote for magazines, contributed to publications about his birthplace of Guernsey, and authored biographies of several scientists. His book, “The Peoples of Europe,” published in 1922, discussed the languages and other factors differentiating the various races of the peoples of Europe.
