Albany Hancock (24 December 1806 – 1873), English naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin, was born on Christmas Eve in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is best known for his works on marine animals and coal-measurefossils. Albany Hancock was brother of the naturalist John Hancock. The brothers lived with their sister, Mary Jane, at 4 St. Mary's Terrace, Newcastle, now part of a listed terrace at 14-20 Great North Road.[1]
Hancock was educated at The Royal Grammar School, before becoming a trainee for a local solicitor. He completed the expected period in articles and passed all the required examinations to become a solicitor himself, even going so far as to acquire an office in Newcastle with a view to establishing his own practice.
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Hancock's true interests lay elsewhere, and after a brief period of employment with a manufacturing firm, dedicated the rest of his life to his true calling, natural history.
Publicationsedit
Although Hancock was an enthusiastic amateur naturalist from childhood, his first serious publications did not appear until 1836, when he was 30. These were Note on the Occurrence of Ranicefis trifurcatus on the Northumberland Coast and Note on Falco ruazlies, Regulus ignicafiillus and Larus in Jardine's Magazine of Zoology and Botany.
From this slow start, Hancock went on to become one of the foremost naturalists of his day, producing some seventy notable publications many in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
The Hancock Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne is named after the Hancock brothers, both of whom took an instrumental part in getting the museum built. The museum contains many specimens from their collections.
Bibliographyedit
Plate from A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca
Alder J. & Hancock A. (1845-1855). A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species. The Ray Society, London. Published in 8 parts:
^Alder, J; Hancock, A; Embleton, D (1907). "Life of Albany Hancock". The British Tunicata. An unfinished monograph. Volume 2. London: Ray Society. pp. xvii–xxviii.
Obituary: Nature, 20 November, 1873, pp. 43-44 at University of Wisconsin Digital Collection
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November 23, 2023
albany, hancock, december, 1806, 1873, english, naturalist, biologist, supporter, charles, darwin, born, christmas, newcastle, upon, tyne, best, known, works, marine, animals, coal, measure, fossils, brother, naturalist, john, hancock, brothers, lived, with, t. Albany Hancock 24 December 1806 1873 English naturalist biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin was born on Christmas Eve in Newcastle upon Tyne He is best known for his works on marine animals and coal measure fossils Albany Hancock was brother of the naturalist John Hancock The brothers lived with their sister Mary Jane at 4 St Mary s Terrace Newcastle now part of a listed terrace at 14 20 Great North Road 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Publications 4 Hancock Museum 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editHancock was educated at The Royal Grammar School before becoming a trainee for a local solicitor He completed the expected period in articles and passed all the required examinations to become a solicitor himself even going so far as to acquire an office in Newcastle with a view to establishing his own practice Career editHancock s true interests lay elsewhere and after a brief period of employment with a manufacturing firm dedicated the rest of his life to his true calling natural history Publications editAlthough Hancock was an enthusiastic amateur naturalist from childhood his first serious publications did not appear until 1836 when he was 30 These were Note on the Occurrence of Ranicefis trifurcatus on the Northumberland Coast and Note on Falco ruazlies Regulus ignicafiillus and Larus in Jardine s Magazine of Zoology and Botany From this slow start Hancock went on to become one of the foremost naturalists of his day producing some seventy notable publications many in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History Hancock was a founder member of the Natural History Society of Northumberland Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne and of the Tyneside Naturalists Field Club He was a member of the provisional board that established the College of Physical Science in Newcastle a Fellow of the Linnean Society a corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London and an honorary member of the Imperial Botanico Zoological Society of Vienna He was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1858 Hancock Museum editThe Hancock Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne is named after the Hancock brothers both of whom took an instrumental part in getting the museum built The museum contains many specimens from their collections Bibliography edit nbsp Plate from A monograph of the British nudibranchiate MolluscaAlder J amp Hancock A 1845 1855 A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca with figures of all the species The Ray Society London Published in 8 parts Alder J amp Hancock A 1845 part 1 Alder J amp Hancock A 1846 part 2 Alder J amp Hancock A 1847 part 3 Alder J amp Hancock A 1848 part 4 Alder J amp Hancock A 1851 part 5 Alder J amp Hancock A 1854 part 6 Alder J amp Hancock A 1855 part 7 Eliot E 1910 part 8 suppl References edit Alder J Hancock A Embleton D 1907 Life of Albany Hancock The British Tunicata An unfinished monograph Volume 2 London Ray Society pp xvii xxviii Obituary Nature 20 November 1873 pp 43 44 at University of Wisconsin Digital CollectionExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albany Hancock nbsp Works by or about Albany Hancock at Wikisource Works by or about Albany Hancock at Internet Archive Albany Hancock at the Natural History Society of Northumbria in Japanese Joshua Alder 1792 1867 amp Albany Hancock 1806 1873 AnimalBase 1 digitized literature includes A monograph of the British nudibranchiate mollusca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albany Hancock amp oldid 1158957393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
