George Shaw (academic dress scholar) 3673936 199723126 2008-03-21T00:49:06Z Timrollpickering 32005 cat Dr '''George Wenham Shaw''' (usually published as "G.W.Shaw") (28 April 1928 - 27 November 2006) was a biologist and leading [[United Kingdom|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]]. == Bibliography == *''Academical Dress of British Universities'' (Heffer, Cambridge, 1966) *''Cambridge University Academical Dress'' (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990; and ''with notes on Oxford academical dress'' 1992) *''Academical Dress of British and Irish Universities'' (Phillimore, Chichester, 1995) *co-author of ''The Degrees and Hoods of the World's Universities and Colleges'' (5th edition, 1972) *''Lancing: A Pictorial history'' (Phillimore, London, 1982) *compiler of ''Cytology, genetics and evolution'' (J Murray, London, 1972) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, George}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2006 deaths]] [[Category:Academic dress]]