Archive: William Bean (1787-1866)

A pioneer in the study of Yorkshire geology and he amassed a significant collection, particularly from localities in the Scarborough district that was utilized by Young and Bird (1822); John Phillips (1829) and Morris Lycett (1851-1855).

Bean’s specimens are often accompanied by distinctive oblong paper labels, frequently gummed to the specimen, written in a neat rounded back hand and surrounded by a ruled brown ink line. Specimens in Natural History Museum, Yorkshire Museum, Scarborough Museum and Melbourne Museum.

William Bean's Handwriting

William Bean's Handwriting

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