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British botanist, mineralogist and illustrator
James De Carle Sowerby
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British botanist, mineralogist and illustrator
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J.C.Sowerby
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London, UK
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London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom
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James De Carle Sowerby (5 June 1787 – 26 August 1871) was a British mineralogist, botanist, and illustrator. He received an education in chemistry.
Sowerby was born in London, the son of botanical artist James Sowerby (1757–1822), and his wife, Anne de Carle (1764–1815). He continued his father's work and published, together with his brother George Brettingham Sowerby I, the latter volumes of the Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, begun by their father.
Together with a cousin, he founded the Royal Botanic Society and Gardens, and was its secretary for 30 years.
His son William Sowerby was also a botanist and illustrator, and succeeded him as Secretary of the Royal Botanic Society in 1869.
He died in Kilburn, London in 1871.
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Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1750 to 1799
Notable British Scientists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1750 to 1799
Notable English Botanists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1750 to 1799
Notable British Botanists
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Notable English Mineralogists
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Notable British Mineralogists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1750 to 1799
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