George Brettingham Sowerby II
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George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812 – 26 July 1884) 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.
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...
.
Together with his father, George Brettingham Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby I 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 the Thesaurus Conchylorium and other illustrated works on molluscs.
See also
- Sowerby family