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Authorised form of nameNewport; George (1803 - 1854)
Dates1803 - 1854
NationalityBritish
Place of birthCanterbury, Kent, England
Date of birth04 July 1803
Place of death55 Cambridge Street, Hyde Park, London
Date of death07 April 1854
Research fieldEntomology
Natural history
ActivityCareer:
Surgeon
Memberships:
FRCS; Philomathic Society of Paris (corresponding); Medico Physical Society of Erlangen (corresponding)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election26/03/1846
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1836, 1851
Lectures:
Bakerian 1841
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Coggon, J,. 2023.' Sperm-Force: Naturphilosophie and George Newport’s Quest to Discover the Secret of Fertilization', in. Journal of the History of Biology, 1-73. [10.1007/s10739-022-09696-3 accessed 20/02/2023]
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/310508983
CodeNA5371
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
RR/2/168Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia. (Second series, revised.) And on the direct agency of the spermatozoon' by George Newport15 March 1853
RR/2/54Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'Some observations on the ova of the Salmonidae' by John Davy19 April 1852
RR/1/172Referee's report by John Bostock, on an unnamed paper by George Newport27 June 1837
EC/1846/14Newport, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society
RR/2/17Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On animal and vegetable fibre, as originally composed of twin spiral filaments in which every other structure has its origin' by Martin Barry28 April 1853
RR/2/169Referee's report by Allen Thomson, on a paper 'Researches on the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia; and on the early stages of development of the embryo. ( third series.)' by George NewportSeptember 1854
PT/27/10Paper, 'On the structure, relations, and development of the nervous and circulatory systems, and on the existence of a complete circulation of the blood in vessels, in myriapoda, and macrourous arachnida' by George Newport[1843]
MC/2Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1832-1838
RR/2/170Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Researches on the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia; and on the early stages of development of the embryo. ( third series.)' by George Newport26 October 1854
RR/2/173Letter from George Newport, regarding a referee report on a paper 'The reproduction of the Ascaris mystax' by Henry Nelson21 April 1852
RR/2/142Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On the anatomy of Nautilus umbilicatus, compared with that of Nautilus pompilius' by John Denis MacDonald26 May 1853
MC/2/272Letter from Marshall Hall, 14 Manchester Square, to the Council of the Royal Society1 February 1838
MC/2/273Reply to the Note to Mr [George] Newport's paper, p.259, of the last part of the Transactions by Marshall Hall 1 February 1838
MC/2/279Letter from George Newport to [Prince Augustus Frederick] the President of the Royal Society and to the Council7 March 1838
PT/74/1/26Drawings, nervous system of various butterflies and centipedes by G [George] Newport1833-1834
PT/74/1/22Drawings, nervous system of Sphinx ligustri by [George Newport][1833]
PT/74/1/27Drawings, nervous system of the lobster by G [George] NewportSeptember 1833
PT/74/1/25Drawings, nervous system of Papilio urticae by G [George] Newport1832
PT/74/1/23Drawings, circulatory, alimentary, and nervous systems of Sphinx ligustri and Sphinx elpenor by G [George] Newport1833
PT/74/1/24Drawings, nervous system of Papilio urticae and Sphinx ligustri by G [George] Newport1832
MC/4/276Letter from George Newport, 49 Cambridge Street, Hyde Park Square, to the [Earl of Rosse] President of the Royal Society and to the Council14 February 1849
PT/75/1/2Drawings, 'Organs of reproduction in Myriapoda (Julus.)' by G [George] Newport[1841]
PT/74/3/26Drawing, muscles, tracheae, and nervous system by [George Newport][1836]
MC/4/315Letter from George Newport, 49 Cambridge Street, to the [Earl of Rosse] President of the Royal Society and to the Council17 January 1850
MC/4Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1844-1850
PT/75/1/3Drawings, 'Development of Myriapoda (Julus)' by G [George] Newport[1841]
PT/75/3/7Drawings, 'Reproduction of lost parts in Myriapoda and Insecta' by G [George] Newport[1844]
PT/40/9Paper, 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia' by George Newport[1850]
RR/2/167Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia. (Second series, revised.) And on the direct agency of the spermatozoon' by George Newport17 February 1853
AP/17/11Unpublished paper, 'On the respiratory organs of the common leech (hirudo officinalis, linn.) and their connections with the circulatory system' by George NewportJune 1833
PT/49/2Paper, 'Researches on the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia; and on the early stages of development of the embryo (third series) by George Newport[1854]
AP/30/5Unpublished paper, 'An account of some observations made on the depth of rain which falls in the same localities at different altitudes in the hilly districts of Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire [England]' by S C [Samuel Collett] Homersham24 May 1848
PT/74/3/25Drawings, anatomy of the Papilio brassicae, Bombus terrestris, Phalaena vinula, and Papilio urticae by G [George] Newport[1836]
AP/30/5/1Unpublished manuscript, 'An account of some observations made on the depth of rain which falls in the same localities at different altitudes in the hilly districts of Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire [England]' by S C [Samuel Collett] Homersham24 May 1848
AP/33/20Unpublished paper, 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the Amphibia (second series) and on the nature of the impregnating influence' by George Newport1851
RR/2/171Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'The reproduction of the Ascaris mystax' by Henry Nelson11 February 1852
PT/46/7Paper, 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia (second series, revised) and on the direct agency of the spermatozoon' by George Newport[1852]
RR/2/16Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On the penetration of spermatozoa into the interior of the ovum; a note showing this to have been recorded as an established fact in the Philosophical Transactions for 1843' by Martin Barry27 April 1853
RR/2/166Referee's report by Allen Thomson, on a paper 'On the impregnation of the ovum, in the amphibia' [First Series], by George Newport[1850]
PT/74/1/21Drawings, nervous system of Sphinx ligustri and Chrysomela tenebricosa by G [George] Newport1833
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