Record

Code	PX2071
Dates	1812-1898
Person Name	Allman; George James (1812-1898); Botanist and zoologist
Surname	Allman
Forenames	George James
Epithet	Botanist and zoologist
Activity	Graduated as an MD in 1847 and fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland 1844. Main interest was in Marine Zoology. Appointed professor of Botany at Dublin University 1854 and appointed regius professor of Natural History and Keeper of the Natural History Museum, Edinburgh in 1855. He was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1856 and received their Brisbane Medal in Edinburgh 1877, The Cunningham Medal of the Royal Irish Academy 1878 and the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society 1896 for his work on describing the Hydroids brought back from the Challenger Expedition. He served on the council of the Royal Society from 1871 - 1873 and was president of the Linnean Society 1874 - 1883.

Catalogue

RefNo	Title
WP/1/1/164	Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset
WP/1/2/4	Alfred Russel Wallace to Violet Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset
DF/BOT/404/1/1/4	Allman, George J
WP/1/1/162	Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset
DF/ZOO/202/1	'Miscellaneous documents': letters, lists, memoranda and reports relating to the work of the department, gathered by Dr A Günther

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