George Shaw (academic dress scholar), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Shaw (academic dress scholar)

academic dress scholar, born 1928

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Stalybridge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Nov-2006

Profession: biologist, academic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Wenham Shaw (usually published as "G.W.
Shaw") (28 April 1928, in Stalybridge, Cheshire – 27 November 2006, in Grantchester) was a biologist and leading British expert on academic dress.
He designed the academic robes for the University of Bath UK, Trent University, Ontario and Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela. Shaw was also a patron of the Burgon Society, who are responsible for publishing a third, posthumous, edition of Shaw's Academical Dress.