Detail View: Thomson-Walker Portraits: George James Allman (1812-1898), M.D., F.R.S. Botanist and zoologist

Work Record ID: 
0077025
Licence: 
Shelfmark: 
TW1 A16
Holding Institution: 
University of Edinburgh
Title: 
George James Allman (1812-1898), M.D., F.R.S. Botanist and zoologist
Imprint: 
M & N Hanhart, c.1851
Creator: 
Maguire, Thomas Herbert (1821-1895)
Creator Nationality: 
English
Creator Role: 
Engraver and Painter
Date: 
c. 1851
Description: 
George James Allman was a pioneer in the science of marine zoology. He was educated at the Royal Academical Institution in Belfast, and then at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1844. From this date until 1855 he was professor of botany at the University of Dublin. Allman became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1854 and from 1855-1870 he was regius professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh. He also held the position of president at the Linnean Society of London.
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Engraving
Secondary Technique: 
Lithography
Subject: 
Allman, George James (1812-1898)
Subject Role: 
Sitter
Subject Category: 
Portraits
Reference: 
Wellcome, Portraits, III (1973), 56.1 (variant imprint)
Rights Statement: 
Digital Image: Copyright © The University of Edinburgh. Original: Out of Copyright.
Provenance Notes: 
Thomson-Walker Collection
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Title: Allman, George James, 1812-1898; Author: ; Page No: ; Shelfmark: ; Date:
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Collection: Thomson-Walker; Persons: Allman, George James, 1812-1898; Event: ; Place: ; Category: ; Description: Old ID: med0026
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0077025
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24816
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Digital Imaging Unit
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