Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
| Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet | |
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| Born | 23 February 1800 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 21 November 1874 (aged 74) Sandown, Isle of Wight, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University |
| Known for | Natural history |
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegirth, Dumfriesshire (23 February 1800, Edinburgh to 21 November 1874, Sandown, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish naturalist.[1][2]
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[edit] Work
Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty volumes of The Naturalist's Library (1833-1843). The series was divided into four main sections: Ornithology (14 volumes), Mammalia (13 volumes), Entomology (7 volumes), and Ichthyology (6 volumes); each prepared by a leading naturalist. James Duncan wrote the insect volumes. The artists responsible for the illustrations included Edward Lear. The work was published in Edinburgh by W. H. Lizars. The frontispiece is a portrait of Latreille
Jardine's other publications included an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne which re-established White's reputation, Illustrations of Ornithology (1825-43), and an affordable edition of Alexander Wilson's Birds of America.
Jardine was the author of a number of bird species, alone or in conjunction with his friend Prideaux John Selby.
[edit] Descendants
In 'Who Do You Think You Are?' transmitted by the BBC on 18 October 2007, it was discovered that Sir Matthew Pinsent, the multiple gold medal Olympic rower, is a direct descendant of William Jardine.
[edit] Selected publications
- The natural history of humming-birds (1833)
- The natural history of fishes of the perch family (1835)
- The natural history of the Nectariniadae, or sun-birds (1843)
- Memoirs of Hugh Edwin Strickland, M.A. (1858)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Late Sir William Jardine". Nature 11 (265): 74. 26 November 1874. doi:10.1038/011074a0. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v11/n265/abs/011074a0.html.
- ^ "Papers of Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)". Archives Hub]. http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0305jard.html.
[edit] External links
- Obituary - Ibis
- Jackson, Christine Elisabeth; Davis, Peter (2001). Sir William Jardine: a life in natural history. Leicester University Press. ISBN 0718501640. http://books.google.com/?id=yxKl0RcAPDAC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=Christine+Elisabeth+Jackson+et+Peter+Davis+%282001%29.+Sir+William+Jardine&q=.
- Jardine, Sir William (1838). Natural History of the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Part I. Birds of Prey. vol. 9. Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars. http://books.google.com/?id=mSkOAAAAQAAJ.
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Jardine |
Baronet (of Applegirth) 1821–1874 |
Succeeded by Alexander Jardine |
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