Family Child
George Brettingham Sowerby
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1235813 · wikidata
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James Sowerby
1757-03-21 – 1822-10-25
Life & Legacy
James Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts was intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. The standard author abbreviation Sowerby is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Occupation & Career
botanical illustrator, zoologist, botanist, naturalist, painter, malacologist, scientific collector, artist
Education
Royal Academy of Arts
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Education & Institutions
Royal Academy of Arts
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Family Child
James De Carle Sowerby
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1235813 · wikidata
Family Child
Charles Edward Sowerby
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1235813 · wikidata
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