A Biographical Sketch of the Late William George Maton M.D. : Read at an Evening Meeting of the College of Physicians Paperback / softback
by John Ayrton Paris, William George Maton
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture series
Paperback / softback
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English physician William George Maton (1774-1835) was a polymath who had a special interest in botany: a shell and a parrot were among species named in his honour.
His writings on natural history included a catalogue of the plant and animal life around Salisbury, Wiltshire, which was published posthumously in 1843 and is reissued as the second part of this composite work.
The first part contains a sketch of Maton's life and work by fellow physician and writer John Ayrton Paris (c. 1785-1856), first presented to the Royal College of Physicians, and subsequently published in 1838.
Paris discusses Maton's early life, his contributions to the growing field of botany, his other scientific and antiquarian interests, and his distinguished medical career, during which he was appointed physician-extraordinary to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and later physician-in-ordinary to the duchess of Kent and the young Princess (later Queen) Victoria.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:114 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:03/11/2011
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- ISBN:9781108038157
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:114 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:03/11/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108038157
