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231: 33: 269:, it is not easy even for professional taxonomists to unravel which of the three "G.B. Sowerbys" is meant in a particular citation when the numbering system G.B. Sowerby I, II, or III is not used. Even when a date is provided, this kind of attribution is not obvious: e.g. "Sowerby, 1870" can refer to either G.B. Sowerby II or G.B. Sowerby III. 280:(1850–1914), was an illustrator and glass-worker whose work was exhibited in the British Royal Academy, and who directed Ellison Glass Works Ltd, which during the 1880s was the world's largest producer of pressed glass. John G. Sowerby's daughter 478:
The Sowerby saga, being a brief account of the origin and genealogy of the Sowerby family and of its history from earliest times down to the present; based upon recent research into available extant literature
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A note on the history of the Sowerby family archive: together with a short title catalogue of natural history works written or illustrated by members of the family
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Thesaurus conchyliorum, or, Monographs of genera of shells; Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham), 1812-1884 & Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham), 1843-1921
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The scientific and artistic contributions of the family extended well into the 20th century.
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names. Because all three of the G.B Sowerbys published extensively on the subject of
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The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History
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active from the late 18th century to the mid twentieth century.
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Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History
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The Art of Botanical Illustration: An Illustrated History
309:(2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 227. 106: 85: 115: 94: 103: 82: 60: 52: 42: 18: 253:The three George Sowerbys produced major works on 126:) was a British family of several generations of 455:, January 2002, pp. 17 – 24. Reprint of 361:Wilfrid Blunt; William Thomas Stearn (1950). 8: 336:. American Philosophical Society. pp.  307:BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names 284:(1876–1970) became a noted playwright, and 498:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 31: 533:, National Archives of the United Kingdom 369:. Courier Corporation. pp. 189–194. 363:"Kilburn, Sowerby, and Sydenham Edwards" 427:The Dictionary of British Women Artists 297: 491: 429:. Casemate Publishers. pp. 246–. 15: 7: 531:The Sowerby Collection (1739-1985) 14: 476:Sowerby, Arthur de Carle (1952). 541:Kenneth Spencer Research Library 78: 37:Painting of James Sowerby (1816) 204:George Brettingham Sowerby III 167:Joseph Sowerby (1829–ca.1871) 1: 463:Papers on the Sowerby Family. 244:George Brettingham Sowerby II 192:George Brettingham Sowerby II 170:Rev. Arthur Sowerby (1857–?) 582:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 453:Internet Hawaiian Shell News 236:George Brettingham Sowerby I 186:George Brettingham Sowerby I 451:by Katherine V. W. Palmer, 164:William Sowerby (1827–1906) 598: 240:Charlotte Caroline Sowerby 198:Charlotte Caroline Sowerby 537:Sowerby Family Collection 408:10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 390:Petit, Richard E (2009). 330:David M. Damkaer (2002). 30: 23: 423:"Sowerby, Amy Millicent" 511:. London: J.S. Seaton. 305:Pointon, G. E. (1983). 274:Arthur de Carle Sowerby 174:Arthur de Carle Sowerby 543:, University of Kansas 507:Collins, John (1973). 449:Who were the Sowerbys? 250: 214:Charles Edward Sowerby 153:James De Carle Sowerby 233: 572:Scientific families 562:British naturalists 480:. Washington, D.C. 457:Hawaiian Shell News 278:John George Sowerby 220:John Edward Sowerby 472:(6):380-559. 1974. 421:Sara Gray (2009). 251: 436:978-0-7188-3084-7 376:978-0-486-27265-8 347:978-0-87169-240-5 286:Millicent Sowerby 248:Highgate Cemetery 70: 69: 589: 567:British families 520: 503: 497: 489: 441: 440: 418: 412: 411: 387: 381: 380: 358: 352: 351: 327: 321: 320: 302: 234:Family grave of 125: 124: 121: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 100: 99: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: 35: 16: 597: 596: 592: 591: 590: 588: 587: 586: 577:Artist families 552: 551: 527: 506: 490: 475: 445: 444: 437: 420: 419: 415: 389: 388: 384: 377: 360: 359: 355: 348: 329: 328: 324: 317: 304: 303: 299: 294: 282:Katherine Githa 102: 81: 77: 38: 12: 11: 5: 595: 593: 585: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 554: 553: 550: 549: 544: 534: 526: 525:External links 523: 522: 521: 504: 473: 460: 443: 442: 435: 413: 382: 375: 353: 346: 322: 315: 296: 295: 293: 290: 228: 227: 226: 225: 224: 223: 211: 210: 209: 208: 207: 195: 183: 182: 181: 180: 179: 178: 177: 165: 162: 74:Sowerby family 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 54: 50: 49: 47:United Kingdom 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 21: 20: 19:Sowerby family 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 594: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 559: 557: 548: 545: 542: 538: 535: 532: 529: 528: 524: 518: 514: 510: 505: 501: 495: 487: 483: 479: 474: 471: 467: 464: 461: 458: 454: 450: 447: 446: 438: 432: 428: 424: 417: 414: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 386: 383: 378: 372: 368: 364: 357: 354: 349: 343: 339: 335: 334: 326: 323: 318: 316:0-19-282745-6 312: 308: 301: 298: 291: 289: 287: 283: 279: 275: 270: 268: 264: 260: 256: 249: 245: 241: 237: 232: 221: 218: 217: 215: 212: 205: 202: 201: 199: 196: 193: 190: 189: 187: 184: 175: 172: 171: 169: 168: 166: 163: 160: 159:James Sowerby 157: 156: 154: 151: 150: 148: 147:James Sowerby 145: 144: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 123: 75: 66: 65:James Sowerby 63: 59: 55: 51: 48: 45: 41: 34: 29: 26: 22: 17: 508: 477: 469: 465: 456: 452: 448: 426: 416: 399: 395: 385: 366: 356: 332: 325: 306: 300: 271: 252: 216:(1795–1842) 200:(1820–1865) 188:(1788–1854) 155:(1787–1871) 149:(1757–1822) 132:illustrators 73: 71: 259:systematics 222:(1825-1870) 206:(1843–1921) 194:(1812–1884) 176:(1885–1954) 161:(1815–1834) 128:naturalists 556:Categories 292:References 267:conchology 257:and their 140:zoologists 494:cite book 402:: 1–218. 263:taxonomic 136:botanists 517:22696413 486:38667537 255:molluscs 396:Zootaxa 61:Founder 53:Founded 43:Country 515:  484:  433:  373:  344:  313:  138:, and 25:Family 513:OCLC 500:link 482:OCLC 431:ISBN 400:2189 371:ISBN 342:ISBN 311:ISBN 242:and 72:The 56:1757 404:doi 340:–. 338:142 246:in 558:: 539:, 496:}} 492:{{ 468:. 425:. 398:. 394:. 365:. 238:, 134:, 130:, 113:ər 110:aʊ 92:ər 89:oʊ 519:. 502:) 488:. 470:6 439:. 410:. 406:: 379:. 350:. 319:. 122:/ 119:i 116:b 107:s 104:ˈ 101:, 98:i 95:b 86:s 83:ˈ 80:/ 76:(

Index

Family
Painting of James Sowerby
United Kingdom
James Sowerby
/ˈsərbi,ˈsərbi/
naturalists
illustrators
botanists
zoologists
James Sowerby
James De Carle Sowerby
James Sowerby
Arthur de Carle Sowerby
George Brettingham Sowerby I
George Brettingham Sowerby II
Charlotte Caroline Sowerby
George Brettingham Sowerby III
Charles Edward Sowerby
John Edward Sowerby

George Brettingham Sowerby I
Charlotte Caroline Sowerby
George Brettingham Sowerby II
Highgate Cemetery
molluscs
systematics
taxonomic
conchology
Arthur de Carle Sowerby
John George Sowerby

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