William MacGillivray

William MacGillivray ( born January 25, 1796 in Old Aberdeen, † September 4, 1852 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish naturalist, ornithologist and botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " W.MacGill. "

Life and work

William MacGillivray studied at King's College in Aberdeen, where he graduated in 1815. He then studied medicine, but did not finish this study. In 1823 he became assistant to Robert Jameson, Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh was. MacGillivray in 1831 was appointed curator of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum. From 1841 he taught as a professor of natural history at Marischal College in Aberdeen and was also a lecturer in botany.

MacGillivray supported John James Audubon La Forest in his work Birds of America and gave William Witherings work on the British plants out. In 1830 he published a biography collection, which dealt with important zoologists. Two years later, a biography of Alexander von Humboldt. MacGillivray's zoological works included the topics of mammals, mollusks and birds. His Natural History of Deeside and Braemar was published after his death by order of Queen Victoria.

Writings

  • Lives of Eminent Zoologists from Aristotle to Linnaeus., 1830.
  • A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants., 1830.
  • The Travels and Researches of Alexander von Humboldt. In 1832.
  • A History of British Quadrupeds. In 1838.
  • A Manual of Botany, Comprising Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology. In 1840.
  • A History of the Molluscous Animals of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine. In 1843.
  • A Manual of British Ornithology. 1840-1842
  • A History of British Birds, indigenous and migratory. 5 volumes, 1837-1852.
  • Natural History of Deeside and Braemar. In 1855.

Evidence

  • Entry in the Classic Encyclopedia (English)
River Dee, Aberdeenshire International Plant Names Index Name Authority File
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