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*{{cite book|title=The Sowerby saga, being a brief account of the origin and genealogy of the Sowerby family and of its history from earliest times down to the present; based upon recent research into available extant literature.|first=Arthur de Carle|last= Sowerby| |
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*{{cite book|title=A note on the history of the Sowerby family archive: together with a short title catalogue of natural history works written or illustrated by members of the family|first=John|last= Collins|publisher=J.S. Seaton|year= 1973|location=London|OCLC=22696413}} |
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Revision as of 23:06, 31 May 2015
The Sowerby family was a British family of four generations of naturalists, illustrators, botanists, and zoologists.
- James Sowerby (1757 – 1822)
- James De Carle Sowerby (1787 – 1871)
- George Brettingham Sowerby I (1788 – 1854)
- George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812 – 1884)
- George Brettingham Sowerby III (1843 – 1921)
- George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812 – 1884)
- Charles Edward Sowerby (1795–1842)
- John Edward Sowerby (1825-1870)
The vast majority of their work was on molluscs and their systematics. Together, they introduced numerous (sometimes the number 5000 is mentioned) taxonomic names.
Because all three of the G.B Sowerbys published extensively on the subject of conchology, it is not easy even for professional taxonomists to unravel which of the three "G.B. Sowerbys" is meant in a particular citation when the numbering system G.B. Sowerby I, II, or III is not used. Even when a date is provided, this kind of attribution is not obvious: e.g. "Sowerby, 1870" can refer to either G.B. Sowerby II or G.B. Sowerby III.
References
- Who were the Sowerbys? by Katherine V. W. Palmer, Internet Hawaiian Shell News, January 2002, pp. 17 - 24. Reprint of Hawaiian Shell News, Nov. 1965, pp. 4ff. Available on a CD of back issues of HSN, ISSN 1543-6039.
- Petit, Richard E (2009). "George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and Molluscan taxa". Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218.
- Sowerby, Arthur de Carle (1952). The Sowerby saga, being a brief account of the origin and genealogy of the Sowerby family and of its history from earliest times down to the present; based upon recent research into available extant literature. Washington, D.C. OCLC 38667537.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Collins, John (1973). A note on the history of the Sowerby family archive: together with a short title catalogue of natural history works written or illustrated by members of the family. London: J.S. Seaton. OCLC 22696413.