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  1. George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. Life [ edit ] Shaw was born at Bierton , Buckinghamshire , and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford , receiving his M.A. in 1772.

  2. Apr 21, 2016 · George Shaw’s depiction of a duck-billed platypus from 1809. (Photo: New York Public Library ) In his laboratory study in 1799, biologist George Shaw stared down at his new specimen in disbelief.

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  4. Jul 22, 2021 · July 2021 1 Harald Sack. On July 22, 1813, English botanist and zoologist George Shaw passed away. Shaw published one of the first English descriptions with scientific names of several Australian animals including the very first scientific description of the platypus. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man ...

  5. Apr 1, 2015 · When 18th century zoologist George Shaw first saw one, he wondered about "deceptive preparation by artificial means." ... flexible bill of the living animal," biologist Brian K. Hall wrote in a ...

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    George Shaw (architect) (1810–1876), English architect; George Shaw (artist) (born 1966), English contemporary artist; George Shaw (biologist) (1751–1813), English botanist and zoologist; George Shaw (civil servant), Lieutenant Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma, 1913; George Shaw (composer), musician and film composer

  7. Feb 9, 2024 · Learn George Shaw (biologist) facts for kids. George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist.. Life. Shaw was born at Bierton, Buckinghamshire, and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, receiving his M.A. in 1772.

  8. George Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. Shaw published one of the first English descriptions of several common Australian animals. His book was called Zoology of New Holland which was released in 1794. He was the first scientist to examine a platypus. He released a description about the animal on ...

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