James Sowerby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Sowerby

British botanical illustrator

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1757

Place of Birth: Lambeth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1822

Profession: naturalist, zoologist, biologist, painter, botanist, botanical illustrator, malacologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist.
Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates.
The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history.