A Biographical Sketch of the Late William George Maton M.D.: Read at an Evening Meeting of the College of Physicians

John Ayrton Paris,William George Maton

A Biographical Sketch of the Late William George Maton M.D.: Read at an Evening Meeting of the College of Physicians
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
3 November 2011
Pages
114
ISBN
9781108038157

A Biographical Sketch of the Late William George Maton M.D.: Read at an Evening Meeting of the College of Physicians

John Ayrton Paris,William George Maton

English physician William George Maton (1774-1835) was a polymath who had a special interest in botany: a shell and a parrot were among species named in his honour. His writings on natural history included a catalogue of the plant and animal life around Salisbury, Wiltshire, which was published posthumously in 1843 and is reissued as the second part of this composite work. The first part contains a sketch of Maton’s life and work by fellow physician and writer John Ayrton Paris (c. 1785-1856), first presented to the Royal College of Physicians, and subsequently published in 1838. Paris discusses Maton’s early life, his contributions to the growing field of botany, his other scientific and antiquarian interests, and his distinguished medical career, during which he was appointed physician-extraordinary to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and later physician-in-ordinary to the duchess of Kent and the young Princess (later Queen) Victoria.

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