George Thomas Bettany

George Thomas Bettany (30 March 1850 – 2 December 1891) was an English biologist, anthropologist, and author of scientific and popular works.

[1][2] Born in Penzance, Cornwall, the son of George Bettany, a schoolmaster and journalist.

He edited Ward, Lock, and Co.'s "Science Primers for the People," and the "Popular Library for Literary Treasures," and "The Minerva Library of Famous Books," and occupied the position of English editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

[2] He wrote several books and contributed articles to the Dictionary of National Biography, The Times, The Athenaeum, and other journals.

G. T. Bettany died in Dulwich, and his widow married the writer Coulson Kernahan.