Archives of Natural History Volume 49, part 1 is published. See list of Articles and Book Reviews below. Featured article is ‘John Kay’s The craft in danger (1817): graphic satire and natural history in nineteenth-century Edinburgh’ by Wendy McGlashan

July 3, 2022

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 […]

SHNH AGM NOTICE – 30 June 2022 at 16:00 BST & Presentation of Awards and Medals: Founders’ Medal – Theodore W. Pietsch; President’s Award – Madeline Hutchins; Natural History Book Prize – Jordan Goodman

June 6, 2022

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 […]

Society for the History of Natural History 2022 awards announcement. Founders’ Medal – Theodore W. Pietsch; President’s Award – Madeline Hutchins; Natural History Book Prize – Jordan Goodman

May 11, 2022

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 […]

SHNH Meeting (online) – 11 May 2022 2.00pm : Pioneer Naturalists: Champions of Conservation and Environmental Engagement

April 14, 2022

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 […]

Congratulations to Jordan Goodman, winner of the SHNH Natural History Book Prize (Thackray Medal) for ‘Planting the World: Joseph Banks and his Collectors’

March 10, 2022

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 […]

Welcome to new SHNH President Ms Gina Douglas Hon FLS

September 20, 2021

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/) […]

SHNH Virtual AGM 2021, Tuesday 29 June 2021, 3pm: Message from the President

June 10, 2021

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 […]

SHNH AGM 29 June 2021 Council Elections

May 17, 2021

The Society for the History of Natural History’s AGM will be held on 29 June 2021. Booking details will be available shortly. Nominations for Council can be seen here.

“Water Shrews” painted by Edward Lear. A new blog by Robert McCracken Peck

May 13, 2021

by Robert McCraken Peck, Curator of Art and Artifacts and Senior Fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19103. “Water shrews” by Edward Lear (1812–1888). Courtesy of Guy Peppiatt. Edward Lear (1812-1888) was born on 12th May 1812. He best remembered today for his humorous limericks and […]

Mark Catesby: A New Memorial Window in London, UK

March 24, 2021

By E. Charles Nelson, VMM FLS, Senior Research Director, The Catesby Centre, The University of South Carolina; Associate Editor, Archives of Natural History of Society for the History of Natural History Mark Catesby (1683-1749), famous for his magnificent publication The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747) is 337 years old today […]

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