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### Author
Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth (1902-1985), British botanist, studied at Cambridge 1921-1924, at first reading classics, but later studying biology, B.A. 1924, volunteer botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1925-1929, appointed to a salaried post 1929, principal scientific officer 1948, resigned 1952, again active at Kew 1958-1985.
**Abbreviated name**: *Airy Shaw* \[standard form in IPNI: *Airy Shaw*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection K|K]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 1: 266; BFM 2362; BL 1: 104, 2: 269; Hortus 3: 1187; IH 2: 29, 242, 306; Zander ed. 10, p. 627, ed. 11, p. 712.
#### Biofile
- Airy Shaw, H.K., Curriculum vitae, undated, type-script at L.
- Anon., Flora males. Bull. 6: 158. 1950, 14: 625. 1959, 18: 978. 1963, 20: 1241. 1965, 35: 3713-3714. 1982; Kew Bull. 1936: 189 (appointed Botanist at K, Apr 1936).
- Bullock, A.A., Taxon 1: 133-134. 1952 (resignation from the Kew staff; portr.).
- Kent, D.H., Brit. herb. 77. 1957 (A's herb. Alderney at K).
- Radcliffe-Smith, A. and R.M. Harley, Taxon 35: 218-220. 1986 (detailed obit., b. 7 Apr 1902, d. 19 Aug 1985); Kew Bull. 42(1): 3-21. 1987 (biogr. sketch, portr., bibl.).
- Riddelsdell, H.J., Fl. Gloucester clxi. 1948.
- Stafleu, F.A. ed., Taxon, see numerous entries as listed by R.M. Lowden, Taxon, Index vols. 1-30. 1985.
- Verdcourt, B., Entom. Mon. Mag. 122: 255-257. 1986 (obit., portr., bibl.).
- Wit, H.C.D. de, Fl. males. 1(4): cxxviii, cxlvi. 1949 (portr.).
#### Composite works
Revised and edited J.C. Willis, *Man. dict. fl. pl.* ed. 7, 29 Dec 1966, see TL-2/17.814. "The author has been driven by a desire to innovate" \[C.G.G.J. van Steenis\].
#### Eponymy
*Airantha* Brummitt (1968), see R.K. Brummitt, Kew Bull. 22(3): 375-376. 1968.
### Publications
##### n.18.980. On the correct name of three European species of Cirsium
**Title**
*On the correct name of three European species of Cirsium*... Sonderabdruck aus Fedde, Repertorium... 1938. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 15 Apr 1938 (reprint so dated), p. 198/302-211/315. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Repert. Sp. nov. 43: 302-315. 1938.