Henshaw, Samuel, 1852-1941

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Henshaw, Samuel, 1852-1941

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        1852-1941

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        Samuel Henshaw was born on January 29, 1852, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

        He was a natural historian and entomologist. He became a member of the Boston Society of Natural History in 1871 and served as its secretary, editor, and librarian from 1892 to 1901. Succeeding Dr. H. A. Hagen, he became an assistant in entomology and librarian of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (1891-1898). From 1903 to 1911, he was curator of the museum (his title was changed to the director), the position he held until November 1927. Henshaw was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Society of Naturalists and American Society of Zoologists. He was one of the founders of the Cambridge Entomological Club, which started publishing Psyche in 1874. Among his publications is the "List of Coleoptera of America North of Mexico" (1885).

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