His father, a customs officer, was a founder member of the linnean society and a keen amateur zoologist. His published works deal mainly with the eastern liturgies and the creeds. John swainson february 10, 2014 building software solutions today to solve tomorrows challenges the mission of the dell software group dsg is to provide solutions to help our customers address the increasingly complex challenges they are facing as they seek to take advantage of new technologies like cloud computing, mobile devices and. Google today celebrates william john swainson, a british. I walked by night being the life and history of the king. Swain aleifson and his danish longboat marines conquered from the north, leaving children and pregnant wivesgirlfriends in their wake.
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Swainson, william dictionary of new zealand biography. William john swainson was the oldest son of john timothy swainson and was born in newington butts, london. A preliminary discourse on the study of natural history. Swainson manuscript collection held by the bentley historical library. The materials in this online repository form part of a larger john b. Everyone with an interest in these subjects professional or amateur. William swainson was born in lancaster, england, in 1809. William john swainson was a british naturalist and an artist. His mother, frances stanway died when he was an infant. History, ideas and current affairs, some illustrated books, plus fiction in english and fiction from other languages. William served in the british armys commissariat department in malta 1807 and sicily 180815 and. Genealogy profile for charles boyce swainson charles boyce swainson 1869 1955 genealogy genealogy for charles boyce swainson 1869 1955 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. His parents were frances stanway and john timothy swainson.
In 1803 william swainson joined the liverpool customs as a junior clerk. Explore books by william swainson with our selection at. Buy a preliminary discourse on the study of natural history on free shipping on qualified orders. Jan 31, 2011 swainson, charles anthony 18201887, theologian, was the second son of anthony swainson, a descendant of an old lancashire family, and a merchant and alderman of liverpool, where the son was born on 29 may 1820. This is taken to include botany, general biology, geology, palaeontology and zoology, the lives of naturalists, their publications, correspondence. This grand house, now fulwood mosque, gave some indication of the great wealth of his family. Swainson left deal on the barque tyne on 8 april 1841 with fellow passengers william martin, the chief justice, and thomas outhwaite, registrar of the supreme court.
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Swainson died at fern grove, lower hutt, new zealand, on 6 december 1855. His fathers family originated in lancashire, and both grandfather and father held high posts in her majestys customs, the father becoming collector at liverpool. Aged 45, loaded with honours from the scientific academies and institutions of paris, quebec, south africa, philadelphia and bermuda, a fellow of the british royal society and the prestigious linnean society and vicepresident of the london zoo and the british ornithological society, swainson confidently. During fall and spring migration, their soft, belllike overhead peeps may be mistaken for the calls of frogs. Jan 31, 2011 swainson, william 17891855, naturalist, was born on 8 oct. The zoology of the northern parts of british america. William john swainson wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Swainson was born in dover place, st mary newington, london, the eldest son of john timothy swainson the second 17561824, an original fellow of the linnean society. Genealogy for charles boyce swainson 1869 1955 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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Dec 16, 20 swainson was a member 197882 of the moe koffman quintet and also worked in local clubs eg, bourbon street and east 85th, often paired with the drummer jerry fuller as a sideman to such visiting us musicians as joanne brackeen, doc cheatham, george coleman, al cohn, johnny griffin, jay mcshann, bob mover and red rodney. For a more complete index to the materials, please consult the online finding aid for the. Buy a preliminary discourse on the study of natural history by swainson, william john isbn. I highly recommend this book to michigan history buffs, political folks, students or anyone who. Richardson, john, sir, swainson, william, kirby, william. Content in this online collection includes digitized versions of analog sound recordings held by the bentley historical library. The natural history of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. Bill swainson joins oneworld as editor at large the. Part second, the birds, 50 handcoloured lithographed plates, occasional spotting, bookplate of. When some of them were born, the boys were often named swain, swanson, swainson, swan, and similar names.
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