| A Biographical Sketch of the Late William George Maton M.D.: Read at an Evening Meeting of the College of Physicians Contributor(s): Paris, John Ayrton (Author), Maton, William George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108038158 ISBN-13: 9781108038157 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2011 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Library Collection - Life Sciences |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Nature |
| Dewey: 508.092 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Life Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.34 lbs) 114 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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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