James Grimshaw

James Grimshaw

James Grimshaw (1798-1857) was an Irish naturalist in the early 19th century.

Born in County Antrim, Grimshaw worked in his family's linen business. He married Mary Templeton, a daughter of the Irish botanist John Templeton.

Grimshaw was interested mainly botany and wrote numerous scientific papers, including "Flora of the Cave Hill". He was a founding member of both the Belfast Natural History Society and the Belfast Botanic Gardens. Part of his herbarium is now in the Ulster Museum.

References

*Nash, R. and Ross, H.C.G. "The development of natural history in early 19th century Ireland in From Linnaeus to Darwin: commentaries on the history of biology and geology" Society for the bibliography of Natural History 13:27-
*cite book|last=Foster|first=John Wilson|coauthors=and Helena C. G. Chesney (eds.)|title=Nature in Ireland: A Scientific and Cultural History|year=1997|publisher=Lilliput Press|location=Dublin|id=ISBN 1-874675-29-5

External links

* [http://www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/IrshLine.htm#Descendant Family Tree]
* [http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/filestore/documents/natural_history_factsheets/umherbarium.pdf Ulster Museum Herbarium] .


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