William John Broderip
FRS (21 November 1789 – 27 February 1859) was an English lawyer and
naturalist.
Life
Broderip, the eldest son of William Broderip, surgeon from Bristol, was born at Bristol on 21 November 1789, and, after being educated at
Bristol Grammar School
Bristol Grammar School (BGS) is a 4–18 mixed, independent day school in Bristol, England. It was founded in 1532 by Royal Charter for the teaching of 'good manners and literature', endowed by wealthy Bristol merchants Robert and Nicholas Thorn ...
under
Samuel Seyer, matriculated at
Oriel College, Oxford, and graduated
BA in 1812. At college he attended the
anatomical lectures of
Sir Christopher Pegge
Sir Christopher Pegge M.D. (1765–1822) was an English physician.
Life
The son of Samuel Pegge the younger, by his first wife, he was born in London. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, as a commoner on 18 April 1782, and graduated B.A. on 23 F ...
, and the
chemical
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and
mineralogical
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lectures of Dr. John Kidd. After completing his
university education
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, he entered the
Inner Temple
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, and studied in the chambers of
Godfrey Sykes
Godfrey Sykes (born Malton, North Riding of Yorkshire, 1824 – died London 28 February 1866) was an English designer, metalworker, sculptor and painter.
Biography Early career
After an apprenticeship to the Sheffield engraver James Bell, ...
, where he had as contemporaries
John Patteson and
John Taylor Coleridge
Sir John Taylor Coleridge (9 July 1790 – 11 February 1876) was an English judge, the second son of Captain James Coleridge and nephew of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Life
He was born at Tiverton, Devon, and was educated as a Colleger (K ...
. He was called to the bar at
Lincoln's Inn on 12 May 1817, when he joined the western circuit. In 1822 he accepted from
Lord Sidmouth
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the appointment of
magistrate
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at the Thames police court. He held this office until 1846, when he was transferred to the Westminster court, where he remained for ten years. He was compelled to resign from
deafness
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, He was elected bencher of
Gray's Inn
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30 January 1850, and treasurer 29 January 1851, and was librarian there.
Broderip throughout his life was an enthusiastic collector, particularly of shells. His collection was ultimately purchased by the
British Museum
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. He was elected a fellow of the
Linnean Society
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in 1824, of the
Geological Society in 1825, and of the Royal Society on 14 February 1828. In co-operation with Sir
Stamford Raffles
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. He is ...
he aided, in 1826, in the formation of the
Zoological Society, of which he was one of the original fellows. He was secretary of the Geological Society for some time, with
Roderick Murchison until 1830.
He died in his chambers, 2 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, from an attack of
serous
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apoplexy
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, on 27 February 1859. He is buried in
Kensal Green Cemetery
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, London.
Works
Shortly after 1817, with
Peregrine Bingham, he began reporting in the court of common pleas. These reports were published in three volumes in 1820–22. In 1824 he edited the fourth edition of
Robert Callis upon the Statute of Sewers.
To the ''Transactions'' of the Geological Society Broderip contributed numerous papers; but the chief part of his original writings on
malacology are to be found in the ''Proceedings and Transactions of the Zoological Society.'' Broderip's ''Account of the Manners of a Tame Beaver,'' published in the ''Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society,'' affords an example of his tact as an observer and power as a writer. His contributions to the ''
New Monthly Magazine
''The New Monthly Magazine'' was a British monthly magazine published from 1814 to 1884. It was founded by Henry Colburn and published by him through to 1845.
History
Colburn and Frederic Shoberl established ''The New Monthly Magazine and Univ ...
'' and to ''
Fraser's Magazine
''Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country'' was a general and literary journal published in London from 1830 to 1882, which initially took a strong Tory line in politics. It was founded by Hugh Fraser and William Maginn in 1830 and loosely directe ...
'' were collected in the volumes entitled ''Zoological Recreations,'' 1847, and ''Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist,'' 1852.
He wrote the zoological articles in the ''Penny Cyclopædia,'' viz. from Ast to the end, including the whole of the articles relating to
mammals, birds, reptiles,
crustacea,
mollusca,
conchifera,
pulmonata, &c.; Buffon, Brisson, &c., and zoology. His last publication, ''On the Shark,'' appeared in ''Fraser's Magazine,'' March 1859.
Besides numerous articles in magazines, newspapers, and reviews, his books include:
#''Guide to the Gardens of the Zoological Society. By Nicholas A. Vigors and W. J. Broderip'' 1829
#''Hints for collecting Animals and their Products'' 1832
#''Memoir of the Dodo. By R. Owen, F.R.S., with an Historical Introduction by W. J. Broderip'' 1861
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