George Shaw
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George Shaw was an 18th–19th century English zoologist and botanist known for his early scientific descriptions of Australian fauna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Shaw canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
person
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zoologist ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedTaxon |
Macropus giganteus
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phascolarctos cinereus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vombatus ursinus NERFINISHED ⓘ various Australian birds ⓘ various Australian reptiles ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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taxonomy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | Master of Arts ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | curator ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
description of the kangaroo
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description of the platypus ⓘ description of the wombat ⓘ early scientific descriptions of Australian fauna ⓘ |
| notableWork |
General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History
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Museum Leverianum NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoology of New Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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naturalist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bierton, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | assistant keeper of the natural history department at the British Museum ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| wrote |
descriptions of Australian birds
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descriptions of Australian mammals ⓘ descriptions of Australian reptiles ⓘ |
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