James Scott Bowerbank
James Scott Bowerbank (born July 14, 1797 in Bishopsgate , London , † March 8, 1877 in St Leonards-on-Sea ) was a British paleontologist and naturalist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Bowerb. ".
Bowerbank took over his brother's distillery with his brother and was active in the company until 1847. In addition, he was very interested in natural research, especially botany, collecting fossils especially from the tertiary London clay (for which he founded the London Clay Club in 1836) and did a lot of microscopy. He also generously made his collections and advice (and microscopes) available to anyone seriously interested in paleontology. One focus of his interest were sponges, about which he wrote a monograph. From 1864 he moved from London to St Leonards.
In 1847 he initiated the establishment of the Palaeontographical Society . The first description of lime sponges comes from him .
In 1842 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society .
Fonts
- A history of fossil fruits and seeds of the London Clay, 1840
- A Monograph of the British Spongiadae, 4 volumes, Ray Society , 1864 to 1882
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Other members were Frederick E. Edwards (1799-1875), author of a book on molluscs of the Eocene , Searles V. Wood, John Morris, the zoologist Alfred White, the surgeon NT Wetherell (1800-1875) and James de Carle Sowerby
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| SURNAME | Bowerbank, James Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British naturalist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1877 |
| Place of death | St Leonards-on-Sea |