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Natural History. 

 Keeper. 



1756 James Empson. 



1765 Matthew Maty, M.D. 



1773 Daniel Charles Solander, M.D. 



1782 Rev. Paul Henry Maty. 



1787 Edward Whitaker Gray, M.D. 



1807 George Shaw, M.D. 



1 813 Charles Konig, F.R.S. 



A ssist ant- Keeper. 



1756 Henry Rimius. 



William Hudson. 



1758 Rev. Andrew Joseph Planta. 

 1765 Daniel Charles Solander, M.D. 

 1773 John Obadiah Justamond. 

 1778 Edward Whitaker Gray. 

 1 79 1 George Shaw, M.D. 

 1807 Charles Konig. 

 1813-22 William Elford Leach, M.D. 

 1816-37 John George Children. 



In 1837 the Department of Natural History was subdivided into the three 

 Departments of Zoology, Geology (including Mineralogy), and Botany. In 

 1857 Mineralogy was constituted a separate Department. 



Zoology. 

 Keeper. 



1837 John George Children, F.R.S. 



1840 John Edward Gray. 



1 8 75-95 Albert Giinther, M.D. 



Assistant-Keeper, 



1869 George Robert Gray. 

 1872 Albert Giinther, M.D. 

 1875 Frederick Smith. 

 1879 Arthur Gardiner Butler. 

 1895 Edgar Albert Smith. 

 Richard Bowdler Sharpe. 



