Helen Cowie, Victims of Fashion: Animal Commodities in Victorian Britain Cambridge University Press, 2021 In this innovative study, Helen Cowie examines the role of these animal-based commodities in Britain in the long nineteenth century and traces their rise and fall in popularity in response to changing tastes, availability, and ethical concerns. Henrietta McBurney, […]
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The Society for the History of Natural History is a diverse community of people united by an active interest in the study of natural history through time, believing that a greater awareness of how nature has been considered, documented, valued and exploited by societies and individuals worldwide leads to a deeper understanding and celebration of […]
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Roy and Lesley Adkins, When There Were Birds (Little, Brown, 2021) When There Were Birds is a social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people and birds, set against a background of changes in the landscape and evolving tastes, beliefs and behaviour Kathleen Brosnan and James Akerman, Mapping Nature […]
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Mo Koundje (“Mok”): the life of a western lowland gorilla (c.1929–1938) Rebecca Machin 49(1), pp. 1–11 Abstract | Full Text | References | PDF/EPUB A bonnacon’s defensive tactics in medieval natural history John Block Friedman 49(1), pp. 12–26 Abstract | Full Text | References | PDF/EPUB Edward Morgan (c.1619–c.1689) and his hortus siccus: an early […]
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Dear Member, SHNH President Gina Douglas Hon FLS We look forward to meeting you at our virtual Annual General Meeting on 30 June (4.00 pm London time / 16:00 BST); and extend a special welcome to our new members and international members. We have much to celebrate in 2022 as we recently held our first […]
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SHNH Founders’ Medal 2022 SHNH is delighted to award the prestigious SHNH Founder’s Medal this year to Professor Theodore “Ted” W. Pietsch. The Founders’ Medal is awarded to persons who have made a substantial contribution to the study of the history or bibliography of natural history through a sustained record of high-quality publications, and a […]
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Programme 2.00-2.10 Welcome and introduction 2.10-2.30 Carlo Bovolo University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy Protecting Mountains: Hunting, Naturalists and Nature Conservation in 19th Century Piedmont 2.30-2.50 Nathan Smith University of Cambridge Mycological Collections as Legacy in Early Twentieth Century Yorkshire 2.50-3.10 Ian Beavis Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery, Conserving Arcadia – Naturalists and Campaigners […]
Read more It was a bumper year for nominations and no fewer than eight books were put up for the award. The Awards Panel unanimously agreed however, that Planting the World was the clear winner. The work tells the story of how Sir Joseph Banks sent collectors and gardeners overseas to find and acquire plants new to […]
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Gina is additionally President of The Ray Society (2019-) (https://www.raysociety.org.uk/), Honorary Archivist of the Linnean Society of London (www.linnean.org), and Editor of The Linnean (Newsletter & Proceedings of the Linnean Society). Gina is also an Honorary Member of SHNH – Society for the History of Natural History (www.shnh.org.uk), the Svenska Linnésallskapet (Swedish Linnaeus Society) (http://www.linnaeus.se/) […]
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Dear Member, This year the Society celebrates its 85th birthday, a wonderful achievement for a voluntary society. We will be holding a virtual Annual General Meeting on 29 June (3pm London time) when we will be extending a special welcome to our new members and to our international members. Unfortunately Covid restrictions and concerns prevent […]
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