James Scott Bowerbank

James Scott Bowerbank (born July 14, 1797, London—died March 8, 1877, London) was a British naturalist and paleontologist best known for his studies of British sponges. Bowerbank devoted much time to the study of natural history while running a family business, Bowerbank and Company, distillers, in which he was an active partner until 1847. He lectured on botany (1822–24) and human osteology (1831) and founded, with six others, the London Clay Club (1836). In 1847...