James Sowerby (1815–1834) was a British botanical artist and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
, son of
James De Carle Sowerby
James De Carle Sowerby (5 June 1787 – 26 August 1871) was a British mineralogist, botanist, and illustrator. He received an education in chemistry.
Sowerby was born in London, the son of botanical artist James Sowerby (1757–1822), and his ...
, grandson of
James Sowerby. He published the small book ''The Mushroom and Champignon Illustrated: Compared With, and Distinguished From, the Poisonous Fungi that Resemble Them''.
[ 6 pages with 5 plates]
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1815 births
1834 deaths
Botanical illustrators
British mycologists
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