George Shaw | |
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| Born | 28 April 1928 |
| Died | 27 November 2006 (aged 78) Grantchester, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | biologist, scholar of academic dress |
| Spouse | Mary Shaw |
| Children | two 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]
- ^ a b Groves, Nicholas (2011). Shaw's Academical Dress of Great Britain and Ireland (third ed.). Burgon Society. ISBN 9780956127235.
- ^ Kerr, Alex; Shaw, Mary (2006). "George Wenham Shaw 1928-2006". Transactions of the Burgon Society. 6: 8–11.