James De Carle Sowerby
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1787 – 1871
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Who was James De Carle Sowerby?
James De Carle Sowerby was a British mineralogist and illustrator. He received an education in chemistry.
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.
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