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Britten, James (1846–1924)  

Maker: Maull & Fox

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James Britten (1846–1924) by Maull & Fox, 1906 by permission of the Linnean Society of London

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Britten, James (1846–1924), botanist and Roman Catholic propagandist  

William T. Stearn

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Britten, James (1846–1924), botanist and Roman Catholic propagandist, was born on 3 May 1846 at 18 Shawfield Street, Chelsea, London, the son of James Alexander Britten, bookseller, and his wife, Mary Ann (née Shepard). His father was a prominent active member of the local community, and ...

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Scoresby, William, junior (1789–1857), Arctic scientist and Church of England clergyman  

Elizabeth Baigent

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Scoresby, William, junior (1789–1857), Arctic scientist and Church of England clergyman, was born in Cropton, near Pickering, Yorkshire, on 5 October 1789. He was one of eleven children born to William Scoresby (1760–1829), Arctic whaler and navigator, and his wife, Lady Mary Smith (1765–1819)...

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Scoresby, William, junior (1789–1857)  

Maker: David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson

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William Scoresby junior (1789–1857) by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, c. 1844 Scottish National Portrait Gallery