George Shaw (academic dress scholar)

George Shaw
Born(1928-04-28)28 April 1928
Died27 November 2006(2006-11-27) (aged 78)
Grantchester, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)biologist, scholar of academic dress
SpouseMary Shaw
Childrentwo sons, two daughters

George Wenham Shaw (usually published as "G.W. Shaw"; 28 April 1928 in Stalybridge, Cheshire – 27 November 2006 in Grantchester)[1][2] 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b Groves, Nicholas (2011). Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland (third ed.). Burgon Society. ISBN 9780956127235.
  2. ^ Kerr, Alex; Shaw, Mary (2006). "George Wenham Shaw 1928-2006". Transactions of the Burgon Society. 6: 8–11.