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George Shaw (Scottish Footballer)
George Shaw may refer to: * George Shaw (biologist) (1751–1813), English botanist and zoologist * George B. Shaw (1854–1894), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin * George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish playwright * George C. Shaw (1866–1960), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient * George Ferdinand Shaw (1821–1899), Irish academic and journalist * George Shaw (academic dress scholar) (1928–2006), biologist and British expert on academic dress * George Shaw (artist) (born 1966), English contemporary artist * George Shaw (Queensland politician) (1913–1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives * George Shaw (civil servant), Lieutenant Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma, 1913 * George Shaw (composer), musician and film composer * George Shaw (Tasmanian politician) (born 1932), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council * George Shaw (architect) (1810–1876), English architect Sportspeople * George Shaw (American football) (1933†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Shaw (biologist)
George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. Life Shaw 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 was a co-founder of the Linnean Society in 1788, and 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. Works Shaw published one of the first English descriptions with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |