The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
George Edwards (3 Apr 1693/4 - 23 Jul 1773)
Naturalist and friend and employee of Sir Hans Sloane, and possibly the "Mr. Edwards" who is named as a benefactor in Salter's museum catalogue. He visited his friend and patron frequently in Chelsea in Sloane's later years (Faulkner 1810, 259-60). This could possibly be the same Mr. George Edwards that Emanuel Mendes da Costa includes in his list of literati and collectors, though he has his date as "about 1778" (207). Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/8537 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edwards_(naturalist) Collector (minor)Relationships: George Edwards was a member of Royal Society (-)
George Edwards was a donor to James Salter (-c. 1728)
George Edwards was a employed by Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - A Catalogue of the Rarities [1775] ... at Don Saltero’s Coffee House in Chelsea.
as Mentioned or referenced by - An historical and topographical description of Chelsea [1810] and its environs; interspersed with biographical anecdotes of illustrious and eminent persons who have resided in Chelsea during the three preceding centuries.
as Mentioned or referenced by - Notices and Anecdotes of Literati, Collectors, &c. from a MS. by the late Mendes De Costa, and Collected Between 1747 and 1788.
References in Documents:
A Catalogue of the Rarities To be seen at Don Saltero's Coffee-House [1775]
Peter Elder , Esq;Mr Edwards .
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