George Brettingham Sowerby III

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1843 – 1921

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Who was George Brettingham Sowerby III?

George Brettingham Sowerby III was a British conchologist, publisher, and illustrator.

He, too, worked on the Thesaurus Conchyliorium, a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated work on molluscs. He was colour blind, and thus his daughter did most of the colouring of his engravings.

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Born
1843
Died
1921

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on July 23, 2013

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