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William Sharp Macleay or McLeay FLS (21 July 1792 – 26 January 1865) was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification. After graduating, he worked for the British embassy in Paris, following his interest in natural history at the same time, … Meer weergeven
Macleay was born in London, eldest son of Alexander Macleay, who named him for his then business partner, fellow wine merchant William Sharp. He attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, … Meer weergeven
Macleay's principal work was Horae Entomologicae; or, Essays on the Annulose Animals, parts 1-2 (1819–1821). The first part … Meer weergeven
Macleay emigrated to Australia in 1839, living briefly at the Colonial Secretary's House in Macquarie Place with his parents before … Meer weergeven
• Watercolour and pencil drawings of insects, caterpillars and spiders from Cuba, attributed to W. S. Macleay, State Library of New South Wales, PXE 682/ff. 95-146 Meer weergeven
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• Boulger, George Simonds (1893). "Macleay, William Sharp" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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The quinarian system was a method of zoological classification which was popular in the mid 19th century, especially among British naturalists. It was largely developed by the entomologist William Sharp Macleay in 1819. The system was further promoted in the works of Nicholas Aylward Vigors, William John Swainson and Johann Jakob Kaup. Swainson's work on ornithology gave wide publicity to the idea. The system had opponents even before the publication of Charles Darwin's
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WEBWilliam Sharp Macleay (* 30. Juli 1792 in London; † 26. Januar 1865 in Sydney) war ein britischer Jurist, Zoologe und Entomologe .
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William Sharp Macleay - Australian Dictionary of Biography
WEB1 jan. 1967 · William Sharp Macleay (1792-1865), scholar and naturalist, was born on 21 July 1792 in London, the eldest son of Alexander McLeay. He was educated at …
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WEBWilliam Sharp Macleay of MacLeay is een Britse entomoloog, geboren op 21 juli 1792 in Londen en stierf op 26 januari 1865 in Sidney.
Macleay, William Sharp - biography
WEBMacleay, William Sharp (1792-1865) Born in London, 21st July, 1792; died in Sydney, 26th January, 1865; buried at Camperdown, Sydney. Son of Alexander Macleay.
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Macleay, William Sharp
WEBMACLEAY, WILLIAM SHARP (1792–1866), zoologist, eldest son of Alexander Macleay [q. v.] and first cousin of Sir William Macleay [q. v.], was born in London 30 July 1792. He …
Sir William John Macleay - Australian Dictionary of Biography
WEBSir William John Macleay (1820-1891), pastoralist, politician and patron of science, was born on 13 June 1820 at Wick, Caithness, Scotland, second son of Kenneth Macleay of …
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