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Monday 28 April 2014, 13:00-14:15
William Courten (1642â1702) and natural history
- đ¤ Speaker: Sachiko Kusukawa (Trinity College, Cambridge)
- đ Date & Time: Monday 28 April 2014, 13:00 - 14:15
- đ Venue: Seminar Room 1, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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Abstract
In this paper I will discuss the collecting habits of William Courten, alias Charleton, whose collection was absorbed by Hans Sloane, and thus became part of the foundation collection of the British Museum/British Library/Natural History. Courten’s collection was important for several fellows of the Royal Society, including John Ray, Francis Willughby and Edward Lhuyd, who all acknowledged his generosity. I will be discussing how Courten collected naturalia by examining his ledger from the late 1680s.
Series This talk is part of the Cabinet of Natural History series.
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