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George Darby Haviland

George Darby Haviland is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand George Darby Haviland rather than just read about it. In short: George Darby Haviland (1857–1901) was a British surgeon and naturalist. He was born at Warbleton, Sussex in England.

Key takeaways

George Darby Haviland belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect George Darby Haviland to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of George Darby Haviland from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

George Darby Haviland (1857–1901) was a British surgeon and naturalist. He was born at Warbleton, Sussex in England. He served as Director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore as well as being a medical officer in Sarawak and Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching from 1891 to 1893. In 1895 he returned to England and worked at the Kew Herbarium in London before going to South Africa where he died in Natal.

Plant species Some plant species named for Haviland:

Alangium havilandii Alsophila havilandii Barringtonia havilandii Chionanthus havilandii Diospyros havilandii Ilex havilandii Lithocarpus havilandii Shorea havilandii Vatica havilandii Voacanga havilandii Xanthophyllum havilandii

His zoological author abbreviation is Haviland.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with George Darby Haviland

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what George Darby Haviland claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to George Darby Haviland before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about George Darby Haviland ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of George Darby Haviland

In research: George Darby Haviland appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses George Darby Haviland in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: George Darby Haviland is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1857 births, 1901 deaths, 19th-century British naturalists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for George Darby Haviland outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study George Darby Haviland in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what George Darby Haviland means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

What is George Darby Haviland in simple terms?

George Darby Haviland (1857–1901) was a British surgeon and naturalist. He was born at Warbleton, Sussex in England.

Why does George Darby Haviland matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study George Darby Haviland?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on George Darby Haviland.