The Honorable George Knox (1765-1827), parliamentarian and mineral collector: his collections in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

From: The Mineralogical Record | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Jackson, Patrick N. Wyse | Copyright information

The mineralogical collections of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland date from the late 1700's. One important collection, acquired in 1827, is that assembled by the Honorable George Knox (1765-1827), one-time Member of Parliament in Dublin and London. His collection contains Irish, European and American specimens. Knox's catalogs contain precise descriptions of specimens and of the physical properties of mineral groups. The catalogs are important, as they outline Knox's own arrangemen...

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