James Sowerby
1757
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1822
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Royal Academy of Arts
occupation: biologist, botanical illustrator, zoologist, botanist, naturalist, painter, malacologist
James Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts was intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. The standard author abbreviation Sowerby is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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