In 1791, Shaw became assistant keeper of the natural history department at the British Museum, succeeding Edward Whitaker Gray as keeper in 1806. He found that most of the items donated to the museum by Hans Sloane were in very bad condition. Medical and anatomical material was sent to the museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, but many of the stuffed animals and birds had deteriorated and had to be burnt. He was succeeded after his death by his assistant Charles Konig. Shaw's library of natural history books and some of his specimens and equipment were sold at auction by Leigh & Sotheby in London on 9 March 1814 (and two following days); a copy of the catalogue is in Cambridge University Library (shelfmark Munby.c.162(8)).
Shaw published one of the first English descriptions with scientific names of several Australian animals in his "Zoology of New Holland" (1794). He was among the first scientists to examine a platypus and published the first scientific description of it in The Naturalist's Miscellany in 1799.[2]
Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et Latina[4][5]', containing select specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever (1792–96), which had been moved to be displayed at the Blackfriars Rotunda.
General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History (16 vol.) (1809–1826) (volumes IX to XVI by James Francis Stephens) [1]
The Naturalist's Miscellany: Or, Coloured Figures of Natural Objects; Drawn and Described Immediately From Nature (1789–1813) with Frederick Polydore Nodder (artist and engraver).[6]
george, shaw, biologist, george, kearsley, shaw, december, 1751, july, 1813, english, botanist, zoologist, george, shawborngeorge, kearsley, shaw, 1751, december, 1751bierton, buckinghamshiredied22, july, 1813, 1813, aged, londonnationalityenglishalma, materma. George Kearsley Shaw 1 10 December 1751 22 July 1813 was an English botanist and zoologist George ShawBornGeorge Kearsley Shaw 1751 12 10 10 December 1751Bierton BuckinghamshireDied22 July 1813 1813 07 22 aged 61 LondonNationalityEnglishAlma materMagdalen College Oxford MA Scientific careerFieldsBotany ZoologyInstitutionsUniversity of Oxford Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife editShaw was born at Bierton Buckinghamshire and was educated at Magdalen Hall Oxford receiving his M A in 1772 He took up the profession of medical practitioner In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at the University of Oxford He became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789 In 1791 Shaw became assistant keeper of the natural history department at the British Museum succeeding Edward Whitaker Gray as keeper in 1806 He found that most of the items donated to the museum by Hans Sloane were in very bad condition Medical and anatomical material was sent to the museum at the Royal College of Surgeons but many of the stuffed animals and birds had deteriorated and had to be burnt He was succeeded after his death by his assistant Charles Konig Shaw s library of natural history books and some of his specimens and equipment were sold at auction by Leigh amp Sotheby in London on 9 March 1814 and two following days a copy of the catalogue is in Cambridge University Library shelfmark Munby c 162 8 Works editSee also Category Taxa named by George Shaw Shaw published one of the first English descriptions with scientific names of several Australian animals in his Zoology of New Holland 1794 He was among the first scientists to examine a platypus and published the first scientific description of it in The Naturalist s Miscellany in 1799 2 In the field of herpetology he described numerous new species of reptiles and amphibians 3 His other publications included Musei Leveriani explicatio anglica et Latina 4 5 containing select specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever 1792 96 which had been moved to be displayed at the Blackfriars Rotunda General Zoology or Systematic Natural History 16 vol 1809 1826 volumes IX to XVI by James Francis Stephens 1 The Naturalist s Miscellany Or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately From Nature 1789 1813 with Frederick Polydore Nodder artist and engraver 6 The standard botanical author abbreviation G Shaw is applied to species he described References edit Watkins M amp Boelens B 2015 Sharks An Eponym Dictionary pp 219 Pelagic Publishing ISBN 978 1 907807 93 0 Shaw George Nodder Frederick Polydore 1799 The Duck Billed Platypus Platypus anatinus The Naturalist s Miscellany 10 CXVIII 385 386 doi 10 5962 p 304567 The Reptile Database The Memory of a Museum Dissolved but Not Forgotten BHL 15 September 2011 Retrieved 12 October 2012 Shaw George 1792 1796 Musei Leveriani explicatio anglica et latina Shaw George Nodder Frederick Polydore Nodder Elizabeth Nodder Richard Polydore McMillan Buchanan Leach William Elford 1789 The Naturalist s Miscellany London Printed for Nodder amp Co doi 10 5962 bhl title 79941 Further reading editMullens and Swann A Bibliography of British Ornithology 1917 William T Stearn The Natural History Museum at South Kensington ISBN 0 434 73600 7 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Shaw nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Shaw George DNB00 Zoologica Gottingen State and University Library Digitised The Naturalist s Miscellany and Musei Leveriani explicatio Museum Leverianum formatted transcript nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an English botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a British zoologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Shaw biologist amp oldid 1197204731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
