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'''John Gwyn Jeffreys''' (18 January 1809–21 January 1885) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[conchologist]] and [[malacologist]]. |
'''John Gwyn Jeffreys''' (18 January 1809–21 January 1885) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[conchologist]] and [[malacologist]]. |
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He was born in [[Swansea]] into a propertied Welsh family and educated at [[Swansea Grammar School]]. He went to [[London]] to qualify as a [[barrister]], which he did. His greater passion however was for [[conchology]]. He was not satisfied simply to form a collection but was interested in all aspects of the [[biology]] of [[molluscs]]. |
He was born in [[Swansea]] into a propertied Welsh family and educated at [[Swansea Grammar School]]. He went to [[London]] to qualify as a [[barrister]], which he did. His greater passion however was for [[conchology]]. He was not satisfied simply to form a collection but was interested in all aspects of the [[biology]] of [[molluscs]]. He became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] on 2 April 1840. |
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He retired from the law in 1856 and began a series of [[dredging]] operations aboard his yacht, ''Osprey'', purchased from his brother-in-law. Accompanied by other specialists in [[Marine biology|marine life]] such as [[Edward Forbes]] (1815–1854), [[Charles William Peach]] (1800-1886), the Reverend [[Alfred Merle Norman]] (1831-1918), [[George Barlee]] (1794-1861), [[Edward Waller]] (1803-1873) and [[William Thompson (naturalist)|William Thompson]] (1805–1852), he dredged the seas around the [[Shetland Islands]], the west of [[Scotland]], the [[English Channel]], the [[Irish Sea]] and [[Greenland]]. A dredging expedition of the coast of France produced ten new species of mollusc. He also went on expeditions to America and Norway. He took part in several deepsea expeditions as scientific leader; the ''Porcupine'' expeditions in 1869 and 1870, the ''Valorous'' expedition to Greenland in 1875, and the French Travailleur expedition in 1880. |
He retired from the law in 1856 and began a series of [[dredging]] operations aboard his yacht, ''Osprey'', purchased from his brother-in-law. Accompanied by other specialists in [[Marine biology|marine life]] such as [[Edward Forbes]] (1815–1854), [[Charles William Peach]] (1800-1886), the Reverend [[Alfred Merle Norman]] (1831-1918), [[George Barlee]] (1794-1861), [[Edward Waller]] (1803-1873) and [[William Thompson (naturalist)|William Thompson]] (1805–1852), he dredged the seas around the [[Shetland Islands]], the west of [[Scotland]], the [[English Channel]], the [[Irish Sea]] and [[Greenland]]. A dredging expedition of the coast of France produced ten new species of mollusc. He also went on expeditions to America and Norway. He took part in several deepsea expeditions as scientific leader; the ''Porcupine'' expeditions in 1869 and 1870, the ''Valorous'' expedition to Greenland in 1875, and the French Travailleur expedition in 1880. |
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He bought the Greyfriars Priory at Ware in Hertfordshire. While he lived there it was a meeting-place for many British and foreign artists. He was J.P. for Hertford and [[High Sheriff of Herefordshire]] for 1877. After the death of his wife he moved to Kensington and died there in 1885. He had married Ann Nevill in Llanelli in 1840; they had a son and four daughters. |
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He became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] on 2 April 1840. He died in London in 1885. |
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His collection of shells and specimens was bought by [[William Healey Dall]] (1845-1927) and partly donated to the [[National Museum of Natural History]]. |
His collection of shells and specimens was bought by [[William Healey Dall]] (1845-1927) for the Smithsonian Institute and partly donated to the [[National Museum of Natural History]]. |
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His grandson was the [[physicist]] [[Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley]]. |
His grandson was the [[physicist]] [[Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley]]. |
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Revision as of 20:43, 25 May 2011
John Gwyn Jeffreys (18 January 1809–21 January 1885) was a British conchologist and malacologist.
He was born in Swansea into a propertied Welsh family and educated at Swansea Grammar School. He went to London to qualify as a barrister, which he did. His greater passion however was for conchology. He was not satisfied simply to form a collection but was interested in all aspects of the biology of molluscs. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society on 2 April 1840.
He retired from the law in 1856 and began a series of dredging operations aboard his yacht, Osprey, purchased from his brother-in-law. Accompanied by other specialists in marine life such as Edward Forbes (1815–1854), Charles William Peach (1800-1886), the Reverend Alfred Merle Norman (1831-1918), George Barlee (1794-1861), Edward Waller (1803-1873) and William Thompson (1805–1852), he dredged the seas around the Shetland Islands, the west of Scotland, the English Channel, the Irish Sea and Greenland. A dredging expedition of the coast of France produced ten new species of mollusc. He also went on expeditions to America and Norway. He took part in several deepsea expeditions as scientific leader; the Porcupine expeditions in 1869 and 1870, the Valorous expedition to Greenland in 1875, and the French Travailleur expedition in 1880.
He bought the Greyfriars Priory at Ware in Hertfordshire. While he lived there it was a meeting-place for many British and foreign artists. He was J.P. for Hertford and High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1877. After the death of his wife he moved to Kensington and died there in 1885. He had married Ann Nevill in Llanelli in 1840; they had a son and four daughters.
His collection of shells and specimens was bought by William Healey Dall (1845-1927) for the Smithsonian Institute and partly donated to the National Museum of Natural History.
His grandson was the physicist Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley.
Bibliography
He was the author of a number of books and articles on conchology and the mechanics of sea dredging; of particular note was British Conchology, or an account of the Mollusca which now inhabit the British Isles and the surrounding seas (five volumes, 1862 - 1865).
References
Translated from French Wikipedia