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### Author
Shaw, John (1837-1890), Scottish geologist and bryologist; educated at Free Church Training College, Glasgow ca. 1857-1860; teacher at this college until 1867; headmaster of the Colesberg Collegiate School, South Africa 1867-1874; headmaster of the South African College School, Cape Town 1874-1876; professor of physical science at the South African College 1876.
**Abbreviated name**: *J. Shaw* \[standard form in IPNI: *J.Shaw*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Flowering plants (396) at [[Collection K|K]]; musci in [[Collection B|B]] (mainly destr.), [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection H|H]], [[Collection MANCH|MANCH]] and [[Collection NMW|NMW]], but herbarium lost. – *Letters* in Wilson corr. [[Collection BM|BM]].
#### Bibliography and biography
BB p. 273; CSP 8: 944, 11: 405, 12: 677, 18: 721(?); Desmond p. 553; Lenley p. 367; Morren ed. 2, p. 32, ed. 10, p. 114; SBC p. 132.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Proc. Trans. Natural. Hist. Soc. Glasgow ser. 2. 3(3): lxxx. 1892 (obit. not.).
- Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl. 255.245. 1980.
- Gunn, M. & L.E. Codd, Bot. Expl. S. Afr. 322. 1981 (further biogr. refs.; portr. on p. 323).
- Shaw, James, Letter to Miss M.D. Gunn 13 Nov 1979 (b. Isle of Arran, Scotland 1837; Dr. phil. h.c. from a German University, possibly Leipzig).
- Shaw, Walter Robert (1871-?), American botanist and pharmacognosist; Dr. phil.
- Stanford 1897; worked in Bonn (with E. Strasburger) 1897-1898; professor of botany and entomology, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station 1901-1905; professor of botany, College of Liberal Arts, Univ. Philippines, Manila 1906-1922. (*W. Shaw*).
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection PNH|PNH]]; some further material at [[Collection A|A]]. – *Letters* at [[Collection G|G]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Backer p. 530; Barnhart 3: 267 (b. 4 Mai 1871); Ewan ed. 2: 200; Kelly p. 213; NW p. 57; Rehder 2: 49; SK 1: 484.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Hedwigia 41: (51). 1902 (app. Oklahoma).
- Cattell, J.M., Amer. Men Sci. ed. 1: 288. 1906, ed. 2: 423. 1910, ed. 3: 618. 1921, ed. 4: 883. 1927.
- Merrill, E.D., Enum. Philipp. pl. 4: 228. 1926.
- Quisumbing, E., Philipp. geogr. J. 8: 34. 1964.
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Man. pteridol. 629 \[index\]. 1938.
### Publications
##### n.11.864a. Besseyosphaera
**Title**
*Besseyosphaera*, a new genus of the Volvocaceae... Reprinted for private circulation from the Botanical Gazette... 1916. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Mar 1916 (date on cover), cover-t.p., p. 253-254. *Copy*: FH. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Gaz. 61(3): 253-254. 1916.
##### n.11.865. Campbellosphaera
**Title**
*Campbellosphaera*, a new genus of the Volvocaceae... Manila (Bureau of printing) 1919. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Dec 1919 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 493-520, *pl. 1-2* (uncol.). *Copies*: FH, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Philipp. J. Sci. 15(6): 493-520. Dec 1919.
##### n.11.866. Janetosphaera
**Title**
*Janetosphaera*, a new genus, and two new species of Volvox... Manila (Bureau of printing) 1922. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Mai 1922 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 477-508, *pl. 1-5* (uncol.). *Copies*: FH, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Philipp. J. Bot. 20(5): 477-508. *pl. 1-5.* Mai 1922.
##### n.11.867. Merrillosphaera
**Title**
*Merrillosphaera*, a new genus of the Volvocaceae... Manila (Bureau of printing) 1922. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jul 1922 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 87-129, *pl. 1-8* (uncol.). *Copies*: FH, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Philipp. J. Sci. 21(1): 87-129. *pl. 1-8.* Jul 1922.
##### n.11.868. Copelandosphaera
**Title**
*Copelandosphaera*, a new genus of the Volvocaceae... Manila (Bureau of printing) 1922. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Aug 1922 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 207-232, *pl. 1-4* (uncol.). *Copies*: FH, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Philipp. J. Sci. 21(1): 207-232. *pl. 1-4.* Aug 1922.
##### n.11.869. Merrillosphaera africana at Manila
**Title**
*Merrillosphaera africana at Manila*... Manila (Bureau of printing) 1923. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Feb 1923 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 185-218, *pl. 1-7* (uncol.). *Copies*: FH, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Philipp. J. Sci. 22(2): 185-218. *pl. 1-7.* Feb 1923.