A Biographical Sketch of the Late William George Maton M.D.
Read at an Evening Meeting of the College of Physicians

This work contains a biography of scientist William George Maton (1774–1835), together with his natural history of Wiltshire.

John Ayrton Paris (Author), William George Maton (Author)

9781108038157, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 November 2011

114 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 0.6 cm, 0.16 kg

English physician William George Maton (1774–1835) was a polymath who had a special interest in botany: a shell and a parrot were among species named in his honour. His writings on natural history included a catalogue of the plant and animal life around Salisbury, Wiltshire, which was published posthumously in 1843 and is reissued as the second part of this composite work. The first part contains a sketch of Maton's life and work by fellow physician and writer John Ayrton Paris (c. 1785–1856), first presented to the Royal College of Physicians, and subsequently published in 1838. Paris discusses Maton's early life, his contributions to the growing field of botany, his other scientific and antiquarian interests, and his distinguished medical career, during which he was appointed physician-extraordinary to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and later physician-in-ordinary to the duchess of Kent and the young Princess (later Queen) Victoria.

A biographical sketch of the late William George Maton, M.D. John Ayrton Paris
The natural history of a part of the county of Wilts, comprehended within the distance of ten miles round the city of Salisbury William George Maton.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]