Henry James Wilson Scherren (10 February 1843 – 25 April 1911), usually known as Henry Scherren or in encyclopaedia articles as H. Sc. was the author of various books on natural history for adults and children, with notable illustrations including some in colour, and a contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica on natural history topics. He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, of which he wrote a magnificent but inaccurate history.
Lion and Giraffe from Scherren's 1895 Popular History of Animals for Young PeopleA cartoon of a meeting of the Zoological Society of London from Scherren's 1905 book; the zoologists seem quite as interesting as the animal specimens
Scherren's family came from Weymouth in Dorset.[1] The son of a bookseller and printer,[2] he became a compositor and moved to London.[3] After being educated at the new St. Joseph's Foreign Missionary College started by the Mill Hill Missionaries, he joined the Catholic Carthusian monastic order in France. However, he abandoned the order in his mid-thirties to return to secular life, going on to work on the editorial staff of Messrs. Cassell & Co. in London for two decades. In the mid-1890s he moved, with his wife Anna, into a three-storey terraced house (9, Cavendish Road) in the newly built South Harringay estate in north London, living there for the rest of his life.[4]
Front cover of Popular Natural History, 1906
Scherren assisted Robert Hunter with his 7-volume Encyclopedic Dictionary (1879–88). In 1891 he wrote to Nature about a finding of a rare "hydrozoon", Cordylophora lacustris.[5] He collected insect specimens which he shared with other naturalists.[6]
Scherren was a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. He was Assistant Natural History Editor of The Field. He was the author of several books on natural history for both adults and children, including Popular History of Animals for Young People and Ponds and Rock Pools.[7]
He contributed various articles on hybrid animals including Bears,[8] and wrote energetically about hybrids such as the Pumapard.
In 1905, Scherren published his history of the Zoological Society of London. It began:[9]
"ALTHOUGH the Society did not come into existence till 1826, for some years previous various influences were at work that rendered the establishment of such a body not only desirable but necessary. Activity in exploration had increased the sum of human knowledge with respect to the animal kingdom; collections of living beasts, birds and reptiles, skins and fossils, were yearly brought to our shores, and a growing desire for information with regard to them was manifested by educated people generally."
Scherren's history of the ZSL was criticised as inaccurate by John Bastin:[10]
There is so much confusion about the origins of the Zoological Society of London... The source of most of the errors can be traced to Henry Scherren's "A short history of the [ZSL]" published in 1901 and his larger work [The ZSL][11] which was published four years later. Scherren's lack of diligence in searching the early records of the Society was critically commented on by P. Chalmers Mitchell ... (1929), but the same charge can be levelled with equal justice against his own work...
Scherren contributed to several natural history articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica (where he is recorded by his initials "H. Sc."), including 'Platypus'.[12]
Worksedit
Fishes from Popular Natural History
Robert Hunter, Henry Scherren, and John Williams. The Encyclopædic Dictionary. 7 volumes. Cassell. 1879–1888.
Henry Scherren. Ponds and Rock Pools, with hints on collecting for and the management of the micro-aquarium. The Religious Tract Society. 1894.
Henry Scherren. Popular History of Animals for Young People, with 13 coloured plates and numerous illustrations in the text. Cassell. 1895. (Republished as Popular Natural History, etc. 1906, 1913
Henry Scherren. Through a Pocket Lens. The Religious Tract Society. 1897.
Henry Scherren. Walks and Talks in the Zoo. The Religious Tract Society. 1900.
Henry Scherren. A Short History of the Zoological Society of London. The Zoological Society. 1901.
Henry Scherren. Popular Natural History of the Lower Animals (Invertebrates). The Religious Tract Society. 1903.
Henry Scherren. The Zoological Society of London : a sketch of its foundation and development, and the story of its farm, museum, gardens, menagerie and library. Cassell, 1905.
Platypus (in part). Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911.[12]
See alsoedit
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^Scherren, Henry (1891). "Letters to Editor Cordylophora lacustris". Nature. 44 (1141): 445. doi:10.1038/044445a0. S2CID 36423640.
^Miall, L C; Shelford, R (1897). "The Structure and Life-history of Phalacrocera replicata". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 45 (4): 343–366. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1897.tb00975.x.
^Lockyer, Sir Norman (4 May 1911). "obituary for Henry Scherren". Nature. 86: 318.
^Scherren, Henry (1907). "Some Notes on Hybrid Bears". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 77 (2): 431–435. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1907.tb01827.x.
^Bastin, John (1970). "The first prospectus of the Zoological Society of London: new light on the Society's origins". Archives of Natural History. 5 (5): 369–388. doi:10.3366/jsbnh.1970.5.5.369.
^ abFlower, William Henry; Scherren, Henry (1911). "Platypus" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 827–828.
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Henry James Wilson Scherren 10 February 1843 25 April 1911 usually known as Henry Scherren or in encyclopaedia articles as H Sc was the author of various books on natural history for adults and children with notable illustrations including some in colour and a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica on natural history topics He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London of which he wrote a magnificent but inaccurate history Henry ScherrenThe magisterial start of Scherren s 1905 book on the Zoological Society of LondonBorn 1843 02 10 10 February 1843WeymouthDied25 April 1911 1911 04 25 aged 68 LondonNationalityEnglishOccupationAuthorKnown forPopularizing zoology Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Lion and Giraffe from Scherren s 1895 Popular History of Animals for Young People nbsp A cartoon of a meeting of the Zoological Society of London from Scherren s 1905 book the zoologists seem quite as interesting as the animal specimens Scherren s family came from Weymouth in Dorset 1 The son of a bookseller and printer 2 he became a compositor and moved to London 3 After being educated at the new St Joseph s Foreign Missionary College started by the Mill Hill Missionaries he joined the Catholic Carthusian monastic order in France However he abandoned the order in his mid thirties to return to secular life going on to work on the editorial staff of Messrs Cassell amp Co in London for two decades In the mid 1890s he moved with his wife Anna into a three storey terraced house 9 Cavendish Road in the newly built South Harringay estate in north London living there for the rest of his life 4 nbsp Front cover of Popular Natural History 1906 Scherren assisted Robert Hunter with his 7 volume Encyclopedic Dictionary 1879 88 In 1891 he wrote to Nature about a finding of a rare hydrozoon Cordylophora lacustris 5 He collected insect specimens which he shared with other naturalists 6 Scherren was a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London He was Assistant Natural History Editor of The Field He was the author of several books on natural history for both adults and children including Popular History of Animals for Young People and Ponds and Rock Pools 7 He contributed various articles on hybrid animals including Bears 8 and wrote energetically about hybrids such as the Pumapard In 1905 Scherren published his history of the Zoological Society of London It began 9 ALTHOUGH the Society did not come into existence till 1826 for some years previous various influences were at work that rendered the establishment of such a body not only desirable but necessary Activity in exploration had increased the sum of human knowledge with respect to the animal kingdom collections of living beasts birds and reptiles skins and fossils were yearly brought to our shores and a growing desire for information with regard to them was manifested by educated people generally Scherren s history of the ZSL was criticised as inaccurate by John Bastin 10 There is so much confusion about the origins of the Zoological Society of London The source of most of the errors can be traced to Henry Scherren s A short history of the ZSL published in 1901 and his larger work The ZSL 11 which was published four years later Scherren s lack of diligence in searching the early records of the Society was critically commented on by P Chalmers Mitchell 1929 but the same charge can be levelled with equal justice against his own work Scherren contributed to several natural history articles for the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica where he is recorded by his initials H Sc including Platypus 12 Works edit nbsp Fishes from Popular Natural History Robert Hunter Henry Scherren and John Williams The Encyclopaedic Dictionary 7 volumes Cassell 1879 1888 Henry Scherren Ponds and Rock Pools with hints on collecting for and the management of the micro aquarium The Religious Tract Society 1894 Henry Scherren Popular History of Animals for Young People with 13 coloured plates and numerous illustrations in the text Cassell 1895 Republished as Popular Natural History etc 1906 1913 Henry Scherren Through a Pocket Lens The Religious Tract Society 1897 Henry Scherren Walks and Talks in the Zoo The Religious Tract Society 1900 Henry Scherren A Short History of the Zoological Society of London The Zoological Society 1901 Henry Scherren Popular Natural History of the Lower Animals Invertebrates The Religious Tract Society 1903 Henry Scherren The Zoological Society of London a sketch of its foundation and development and the story of its farm museum gardens menagerie and library Cassell 1905 Platypus in part Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 12 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Scherren Cleaning symbiosis Congolese Spotted Lion Pumapard quoting Scherren from The Field No 2887 25 April 1908 References edit Storeys of Old Retrieved 17 February 2012 http search ancestry co uk Browse view aspx dbid 8860 amp path Dorset Melcombe Regis ALL 3d 17 Melcombe Regis Dt 3d gt 17 Source Citation Class HO107 Piece 1857 Folio 261 Page 17 GSU roll 221004 accessed 17 July 2010 http search ancestry co uk iexec htx view amp r 5538 amp dbid 8767 amp iid MDXRG9 162 163 0046 amp fn Henry W amp ln Sherren amp st r amp ssrc amp pid 5226226 South Hackney Dt 1 gt 46 Source Citation Class RG9 Piece 162 Folio 23 Page 46 GSU roll 542584 accessed 17 July 2010 Obituary in The Times 28 April 1911 p 11 Scherren Henry 1891 Letters to Editor Cordylophora lacustris Nature 44 1141 445 doi 10 1038 044445a0 S2CID 36423640 Miall L C Shelford R 1897 The Structure and Life history of Phalacrocera replicata Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 45 4 343 366 doi 10 1111 j 1365 2311 1897 tb00975 x Lockyer Sir Norman 4 May 1911 obituary for Henry Scherren Nature 86 318 Scherren Henry 1907 Some Notes on Hybrid Bears Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 77 2 431 435 doi 10 1111 j 1096 3642 1907 tb01827 x Scherren 1905 page 1 Bastin John 1970 The first prospectus of the Zoological Society of London new light on the Society s origins Archives of Natural History 5 5 369 388 doi 10 3366 jsbnh 1970 5 5 369 Scherren 1905 a b Flower William Henry Scherren Henry 1911 Platypus In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 21 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 827 828 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Henry Scherren Through a Pocket Lens by Henry Scherren 1897 a book review 100 years later Scherren and the Micro aquarium 100 years later Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Scherren amp oldid 1177609246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
