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Sherborn Massachusetts
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Sherborn may refer to: Places: * Sherborn, Massachusetts, United States People: * Charles Davies Sherborn (1861–1942), British bibliographer, paleontologist and geologist * Charles William Sherborn (1831–1916), British engraver * Derek Sherborn (1924–2004), British cultural conservationist * Richard Sherborn, 16th century English politician See also *Sherborne (other) *Sherbourne (other) Sherbourne may refer to: *Sherbourne, Barbados, a populated place *Sherbourne, Warwickshire, a village in Warwickshire, England *Sherbourne (TTC), a subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *River Sherbourne, a river in Coventry and Warwickshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Boston's MetroWest region, is in area code 508 and has the ZIP code 01770. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town population was 4,401. Sherborn shares its highly ranked public school system with the town of Dover. In addition to Dover, Sherborn is bordered by the towns of Natick, Framingham, Ashland, Millis, Holliston, and Medfield. History Primarily a farming community until the early part of the 20th century, Sherborn now is a bedroom town for Boston and the surrounding hi-tech area. Early settlement The whole Charles River valley from South Natick to the falls at Medway kept its Indian name "Boggestow"; it was sought out by the English because of the abundant marsh grass growing on the wide flood plain. The earliest Sherborn land owned by the English took the form of large (200–1074 acres) grants called "farmes" made by the General Court beginning in the 1640s to individuals for payment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Davies Sherborn
Charles Davies Sherborn (30 June 1861 – 22 June 1942) was an English bibliographer, paleontologist and geologist.Shindler, 2016 His magnum opus was the compilation of the ''Index Animalium'', an 11-volume, 9,000-page work that catalogued the 444,000 names of every living and extinct animal discovered between 1758 and 1850. This work is considered the bibliographic foundation for zoological nomenclature. In addition, Sherborn authored almost 200 books, papers, and catalogs on a wide variety topics in natural history. He made important contributions to the study of microfossils and was a founding member and first president of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History. In recognition of his endeavours he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Oxford University. Early life Sherborn was the eldest son of Charles William Sherborn, a Chelsea engraver of some renown, and Hannah Sherborn (née Simpson). As a youth he was an enthusiastic collector of rocks, fossils, and freshwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Sherborn
Charles William Sherborn, (14 June 1831 – 10 February 1912) was an English engraver, who chiefly made bookplates. He has been hailed as having led the revival in copper-engraved bookplates, and came to be called the "Victorian little master". Early life and education The eldest son of Charles Sherborn, an upholsterer, and Mary Brance, he was born at Leicester Square in London. His ancestors were landed gentry, lords of the manors of Fawns and Cockbell in Bedfont; Fawns Manor was still in the possession of his fourth cousin, William Sherborn. On William's death in 1912, Charles William Sherborn dying that same year, his son, Charles Davies Sherborn, inherited the manor. The last owner was Charles Davies Sherborn's great-nephew, the conservationist Derek Sherborn. He studied at the government school of drawing and design in Somerset House, and was apprenticed to Robert Oliver, a silver-plate engraver based in Soho. He travelled to the Continent in October 1852, and was based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Sherborn
Derek Ronald Sherborn (7 May 1924 – 4 July 2004) was a British conservationist and Principal Investigator of historic buildings for the Ministry of Town and Country Planning, who played a major role in the rescue of historical properties, making a pioneering contribution to the preservation of England's architectural heritage. Biography The only child of Ronald Thorne Sherborn, a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, amateur photographer and draughtsman, and his wife Evelyn May (née Allman), Sherborn was born and raised in Streatham, a descendant of the Sherborn family of Bedfont, Lords of the Manors of Fawns and Cockbell, first recorded in the person of John Sherborn, of Feltham, who appeared in the Middlesex Muster Rolls for Foot Soldiers in 1338 as being required to serve with a bow and arrow. The family had been settled at Bedfont since the 14th century. In his youth, Sherborn was a collector of coins, stamps and Roman pottery, and his enthusiasm for history led him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sherborn
Sir Richard Sherborn (by 1522–94), of Stonyhurst, Lancashire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lancashire in October 1553, Preston in November 1554 and 1558, and Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ... in 1555. References Year of birth missing 1594 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lancashire English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 English MPs 1558 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Liverpool {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherborne (other)
Sherborne may refer to ;Places *Sherborne, a town in Dorset, England *Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England *Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England *Sherborne, a hamlet within the paris of Litton, Somerset, England ;People * Andrew Sherborne (b.1961), English golfer *Robert Sherborne (d.1536), English bishop *Baron Sherborne, an extinct title in the British peerage ;Other *Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors , ..., Dorset, England * Sherborne Sensors, a British manufacturer of precision measurement tools * HMS ''Sherborne'' (1763), a British naval ship See also * Sherborne House (other) * Sherbourne (other) * Sherborn (other) {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
