George Brettingham Sowerby I
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George Brettingham Sowerby I (1788 – 26 July 1854) was a British
naturalist
, illustrator, and conchologist
.
He was the son of James Sowerby
. Together with his brother James De Carle Sowerby
he continued their father's work on fossil
shells, publishing the latter parts of the Mineral Conchology of Great Britain. He published about 50 papers on molluscs and started several comprehensive, illustrated books on the subject, the most important the Thesaurus Conchyliorum, a work that was continued by his son, George Brettingham Sowerby II
and his grandson George Brettingham Sowerby III
. One of his first works was the cataloguing of the collection of the Earl of Tankerville
.
United Kingdom
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naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, illustrator, and conchologist
Conchology
Conchology is the scientific or amateur study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs, however malacology studies molluscs as whole organisms, not just their shells. Conchology pre-dated malacology as a field of study. It includes the study of land and...
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He was the son of James Sowerby
James Sowerby
James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates...
. Together with his brother James De Carle Sowerby
James De Carle Sowerby
James De Carle Sowerby was a British mineralogist and illustrator. He received an education in chemistry.He continued his father's work and published, together with his brother George Brettingham Sowerby I, the latter volumes of the Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, begun by their...
he continued their father's work on fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
shells, publishing the latter parts of the Mineral Conchology of Great Britain. He published about 50 papers on molluscs and started several comprehensive, illustrated books on the subject, the most important the Thesaurus Conchyliorum, a work that was continued by his son, George Brettingham Sowerby II
George Brettingham Sowerby II
George Brettingham Sowerby II was a British naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist.Together with his father, George Brettingham Sowerby I, he published the Thesaurus Conchylorium and other illustrated works on molluscs....
and his grandson George Brettingham Sowerby III
George Brettingham Sowerby III
George Brettingham Sowerby III was a British conchologist, publisher, and illustrator.He, too, worked on the Thesaurus Conchyliorium, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated work on molluscs...
. One of his first works was the cataloguing of the collection of the Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville , styled Lord Ossulston from 1753 to 1767, was a British nobleman, a collector of shells and a famous patron of Surrey cricket in the 1770s. He agreed a set of cricket rules that included the first mention of the Leg before wicket rule. His wife, Emma, was...
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Works
Partial list- A Conchological Manual (1839)
- Thesaurus Conchyliorum
- Illustrated Index of British Shells (1859)
See also
- Sowerby family