George Brettingham Sowerby II
George Brettingham Sowerby II (25 March 1812 – 26 July 1884) was a British naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist. Together with his father, George Brettingham Sowerby I, he published the Thesaurus Conchyliorum and other illustrated works on molluscs. He was an elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society on 7 May 1844.
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George Brettingham Sowerby II
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- Name
- George Brettingham Sowerby II
- Born
- 25 March 1812
- Birthplace
- Lambeth, South London, England
- Died
- 26 July 1884
- Place of death
- Wood Green, Haringey, England
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- naturalist · malacologist · writer · conchologist · artist
- Languages
- English
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George Brettingham Sowerby II (25 March 1812 – 26 July 1884) was a British naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist. Together with his father, George Brettingham Sowerby I, he published the Thesaurus Conchyliorum and other illustrated works on molluscs. He was an elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society on 7 May 1844.
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George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812–1884) was an artist, conchologist and malacologist, among other activities, of British nationality. The artist died in Wood Green. George Brettingham Sowerby II was a member of Academy of Sciences of Turin. Languages used include English.
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He was the father of George Brettingham Sowerby III, also a malacologist. He died on 26 July 1884 and is buried on the west side of Highgate Cemetery with his father George Brettingham Sowerby I and sister Charlotte Caroline Sowerby.
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• Name — George Brettingham Sowerby II • Born — 25 March 1812 • Birthplace — Lambeth, South London, England • Died — 26 July 1884 • Place of death — Wood Green, Haringey, England • Resting Place — Highgate Cemetery • Fields — Naturalist, illustrator, and conchologist • Workplaces — Linnean Society • Notable Works — Thesaurus Conchyliorum • Father — George Brettingham Sowerby I • Relatives — George Brettingham Sowerby III (son) Charlotte Caroline Sowerby (sister)
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George Brettingham Sowerby II is recorded with the occupation naturalist. Recorded as naturalist, malacologist, writer, conchologist and artist.
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1812
George Brettingham Sowerby II was born on 25 December 1812.
1884
George Brettingham Sowerby II died on 26 July 1884.
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- 1.Woodward, B.B. Sowerby, George Brettingham the elder.
- 2.Woodward, Bernard Barham. 53. 304–305.
- 3.Cansick, Frederick Teague. The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol 2. J Russell Smith. 168. 1872.
- 4.Chambers, Paul. British Seashells: A Guide for Collectors and Beachcombers. Remember When. 15. 2009. 9781844680511.
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