William MacGillivray
William MacGillivray (born January 25, 1796 in Old Aberdeen , † September 4, 1852 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish naturalist , ornithologist and botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " W.MacGill. "
Live and act
William MacGillivray studied at King's College in Aberdeen, where he graduated in 1815. He then studied medicine , but did not finish this course. In 1823 he became assistant to Robert Jameson , who was professor of natural history at Edinburgh University . In 1831 MacGillivray was appointed curator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh . From 1841 he taught as a professor of natural history at Marischal College in Aberdeen and was at the same time Regius Professor of Natural History for botany . In 1834 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .
MacGillivray assisted John James La Forest Audubon with his Birds of America and edited William Withering's work on British plants. In 1830 he published a collection of biographies that dealt with important zoologists. A biography of Alexander von Humboldt followed two years later . MacGillivray's zoological works included mammals , molluscs and birds . His Natural History of Deeside and Braemar was published on the orders of Queen Victoria after his death .
Fonts
- Lives of Eminent Zoologists from Aristotle to Linnaeus . 1830.
- A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants . 1830.
- The Travels and Researches of Alexander von Humboldt . 1832.
- Alexander von Humboldt's travels and research. A crowded ore. His wanderings in d. Equinoctial Areas of America & in asiatic. Russia. Baumgärtner, Leziipg 1833. Digitized
- A History of British Quadrupeds . 1838.
- A Manual of Botany, Comprising Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology . 1840.
- A History of the Molluscous Animals of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine . 1843.
- A Manual of British Ornithology . 1840-1842
- A History of British Birds, indigenous and migratory . 5 volumes, 1837-1852.
- Natural History of Deeside and Braemar . 1855.
literature
- Robert Ralph: MacGillivray, William (1796-1852). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Volume 35: Macan-Macpherson. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861385-7 , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), Last updated: 2004, accessed February 11, 2013.
- Macgillivray, William . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 17 : Lord Chamberlain - Mecklenburg . London 1911, p. 231 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for William MacGillivray at the IPNI
- Digitized fonts at archive.org
Individual evidence
- ^ JAA: A Biography of William MacGillivray . In: The Auk , 1910 archive.org
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 18, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacGillivray, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacGillivray, William FRSE |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish naturalist, ornithologist and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Old Aberdeen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1852 |
| Place of death | Aberdeen |