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Sir George Shuckburgh
Sir George Augustus William Shuckburgh-Evelyn, 6th Baronet (23 August 1751 – 11 August 1804) was a British politician, mathematician and astronomer. Life George Shuckburgh was born on 23 August 1751, the son of Richard Shuckburgh of Limerick. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, from which he earned a bachelor's degree in 1772. He became a baronet in 1773, on the death of his uncle, and (after returning from his postgraduate travels to Europe) moved to Shuckburgh Hall, the family estate in Shuckburgh, Warwickshire. In 1774, Shuckburgh was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He served in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire from 1780 until his death in 1804. In 1782, he was married to Sarah Johanna Darker, daughter of John Darker. His second marriage on 6 October 1785 was to Julia Annabella Evelyn, the daughter of James Evelyn of Felbridge; when his father-in-law died in 1793, Shuckburgh added Evelyn to his own surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalogue Of Portraits, Miniatures &c
Catalog or catalogue may refer to: *Cataloging **in science and technology ***Library catalog, a catalog of books and other media ****Union catalog, a combined library catalog describing the collections of a number of libraries *** Calendar (archives) and Finding aid, catalogs of an archive ***Astronomical catalog, a catalog of astronomical objects ****Star catalog, a catalog of stars ***Pharmacopoeia, a book containing directions for the preparation of compound medicines ***Database catalog, in computer science **in arts ***Collection catalog, a catalog of a museum ***Exhibition catalogue, a catalogue of art ***''Catalogue raisonné'', a list of artworks ***Music catalog, a catalog of musical compositions ***Font catalog, a catalog of typefaces containing specimen with example use of fonts **in sales ***Mail order catalog ***Parts book, a book published by a manufacturer, containing the part numbers of their products ***Trade literature, printed materials published by creating , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
