William Bullock (naturalist)
William Bullock (* around 1773 ; † March 7, 1849 in Chelsea ) was an English naturalist and author , whose son did natural history research with Ferdinand Deppe in Mexico , as well as a collector , museum founder and antique dealer .
Live and act
Bullock was originally a goldsmith and jeweler . In 1790 he founded a natural history museum in Sheffield . In 1801 he moved this to Liverpool , in 1809 he went to London . 1808/1809 he wrote a catalog of his collection, many of which exhibits from the expeditions of Captain James Cook came. Since 1812 he has shown his collection in the exhibition hall built for him by the architect John Buonarotti Papworth (1775–1847), the Egyptian Hall . Bullock's collection comprised around 32,000 objects and illustrated their lifestyle and eating habits through the presentation of 3,000 species of birds in dioramas . The collection auctioned in 1819 has been lost, except for parts of the Mexican collection acquired by the British Museum at auction .
In 1822, Bullock traveled to Mexico, where he speculated in silver mining . From this trip he brought back numerous new artefacts and samples with which he set up a new exhibition in the Egyptian Hall, which was converted into an exhibition hall after 1819. Another trip took him to Mexico and the USA in 1827. There he bought land on the Ohio River in what is now the city of Ludlow, Kentucky , in order to build a utopian settlement called Hygeia (Greek for health) according to Papworth's plans, Papworth had also planned the Egyptian Hall. This plan was unsuccessful, only a few parcels were sold, including to the English writer Frances Trollope . In 1846 Bullock sold the land to Israel Ludlow , after whom the current city is named.
Dedication names
William Swainson honored him and his son in the name of the Bullock Trupial ( Icterus bullockii ). The Rotkehlspint ( Merops bulocki Vieillot , 1817) is also dedicated to him, as Vieillot referred to Le Guépier Bulock by François Levaillant . Pica bullockii Wagler , 1827 is probably also dedicated to father and son and is now considered a synonym for the long-tailed jay ( Cyanocorax formosus ( Swainson , 1827)).
Works
- A Companion to the Liverpool Museum, containing a brief description of ... natural & foreign curiosities, antiquities & productions of the fine arts, open for public inspection ... at the house of William Bullock, Church Street . Liverpool: T. Schofield, printer, around 1801., numerous editions.
- A concise and easy method of preserving objects of natural history: intended for the use of sportsmen, travelers, and others; to enable them to prepare and preserve such curious and rare articles . London: printed for the propietor, 1818. 2nd ed.
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Six months residence and travels in Mexico. Containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities . London: John Murrey, 1825.
- Six Months in Mexico or Remarks on the Present State of New Spain by W. Bullock . Translated from the English. by Friedrich Schott. Dresden: Hilscher, 1825.
- Le Mexique en 1823, ou Relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays . Paris: Alexis-Eymery, 1824.
- A description of the unique exhibition, called Ancient Mexico: collected on the spot in 1823 ... for public inspection at the Eqyptian Hall, Piccadilly . London: Printed for the proprietors, 1824.
- Catalog of the exhibition, called Modern Mexico: containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly . London: Printed for the proprietor, 1824
- A descriptive catalog of the exhibition, entitled Ancient and Modern Mexico: containing a panoramic view of the present city, specimens of the natural history of New Spain ... at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly . London: Printed for the proprietors, 1825.
- Sketch of a journey through the Western States of North America: from New Orleans, by the Mississippi, Ohio, city of Cincinnati and falls of Niagara, to New York, in 1827 . London: Miller, 1827
literature
- Michael P. Costeloe: William Bullock and the Mexican Connection . In: Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos . tape 22 , no. 2 , 2006, p. 275-309 , doi : 10.1525 / msem.2006.22.2.275 .
- Nelson Papavero and Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal: Contributions to a history of mexican dipterology . Part I. Entomologists and their works before the Biologia Centrali-Ameircana , Acta Zool. Mex. (ns), 84: 65-173. Mex. (NS), 84: 65-173, 2001
- William Bullock Collections and exhibitions at the Egyptian Hall , London, 1816-25, Pearce J Hist Collections, 2007
- Robert D. Aguirre: Informal Empire: Mexico and Central America in Victorian Culture . Minneapolis and London: University of Minnesota Press, 2005.
- William Swainson: A Synopsis of the Birds discovered in Mexico by W. Bullock, FLS and HS and Mr. William Bullock, jun. In: The Philosophical magazine: or Annals of chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, natural history and general science . tape 1 , no. 85 , 1827, pp. 433-442 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
- Johann Georg Wagler: Systema Avium . Sumtibus JG Cottae, Stuttgart 1827 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
- Louis Pierre Vieillot: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs . tape 14 . Deterville, Paris 1817 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
- François Levaillant: Histoire naturelle des promerops, et des guêpiers: faisant suite à celle des oiseaux de paradis par la même . Denne le Jeune, Paris 1807 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bullock, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1773 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1849 |
| Place of death | Chelsea (London) |