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George Shaw
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English botanist and zoologist (1751–1813)
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George Shaw (1751–1813) was a British curator, botanist, zoologist, and non-fiction writer. Born in Aylesbury and educated at Hertford College, University of Oxford, he worked in the fields of botany, zoology, and medicine. He served as an employee of the University of Oxford and the British Museum. Shaw was a member of the Royal Society and the Linnean Society of London.
He wrote in English and produced works such as *Zoology and botany of New Holland and the isles adjacent* and *Vivarium naturae, or, The naturalist's miscellany*. His writings are held in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Shaw died in London.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1751
- Died
- 1813
- Works
- 34
Top works
- Zoology and botany of New Holland and the isles adjacent
- Vivarium naturae, or, The naturalist's miscellany
- [The naturalists' miscellany, or, Coloured figures of natural objects
- Vivarium Naturæ or the Naturalist's Miscellany. ... of 25; Volume 3
- Vivarium nature
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 16,111
- Total plays
- 105,032
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George Shaw is a rapidly rising composer who has worked on Hollywood and independent films. He is a versatile composer with the skill for crafting rich orchestral tapestries as well as producing cutting edge electronic music to match the visual images in movies. George has received 3 best score nominations for the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards, won Best Music in a Short at the Garden State Film Festival Movie Music Competition, and 5 Gold Medals at the Park City Film Music Festival. <a href="https
Academic profile · OpenAlex
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- Cited by
- 55,591
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Most cited works
- Antibody neutralization and escape by HIV-12003 · 2,442 cit
- Identification and characterization of transmitted and early founder virus envelopes in primary HIV-1 infection2008 · 1,934 cit
- Virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity associated with control of viremia in primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection1994 · 1,881 cit
- Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes1999 · 1,724 cit
- Emergence of Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Patients Receiving Fusion Inhibitor (T-20) Monotherapy2002 · 1,591 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,940x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,627x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,872x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,626x
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,198x
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Key facts
- Born
- George Kearsley Shaw , ( 1751-12-10 ) 10 December 1751, Bierton , Buckinghamshire , England
- Died
- 22 July 1813 (1813-07-22) (aged 61), London , England
- Alma mater
- Magdalen College, Oxford ( MA )
- Fields
- Botany , Zoology
- Institutions
- University of Oxford
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Shaw
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Aylesbury
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- general practitioner
- Educated at
- Hertford College
- Employer
- British Museum
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- George Kearsley Shaw.jpg
- Residence
- England
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- date of birth
- 1751-12-10
- date of death
- 1813-07-22
- member of
- Linnean Society of London
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- George Shaw
- Commons gallery
- George Shaw
- author citation (zoology)
- Shaw
- Commons Creator page
- George Shaw
- has works in the collection
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- George Shaw
- different from
- George Bernard Shaw
- interested in
- botany
- P6944
- George Shaw
- P12749
- cold borscht
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Encyclopedic overview
George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “George Shaw” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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