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Brady, George Stewardson, 1832-1921
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Dates of existence
1832-1921
History
George Stewardson Brady was born on April 18, 1832, in Gateshead, Durham, England.
He was a British natural historian and physician. He and his younger brother Henry Bowman were both educated at the Ackworth and at the Bootham Schools in York. He graduated from the Durham University College of Medicine. He was awarded L.S.A. (Licentiate in Agricultural Science) and M.D. (1876) by St Andrews University. He practised medicine in Gateshead (1857–1906) and was a Professor of Natural History at Armstrong College (1875–1906) and at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He achieved international recognition for his work on the Ostracoda. Brady was a member of the Society of Religious Friends (Quakers).
He died on December 25, 1921, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.