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Biographical entry Shaw, George (1751 - 1813)
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- Born
- 10 December 1751
Bierton, Buckinghamshire, England - Died
- 22 July 1813
- Occupation
- Naturalist
Summary
George Shaw was a lecturer in botany at Oxford University and a medical practitioner who published one of the first English descriptions with scientific names of several of the common and best known Australian animals.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Calaby, J. H., 'Shaw, George (1751-1813), naturalist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, p. 437. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020395b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Shaw, George', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1247500. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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