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Jones, J. Matthew (John Matthew), 1828-1888
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Dates of existence
1828-1888
History
John Matthew Jones was born on October 7, 1828, in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
He was a naturalist. About 1854, he moved to America. In 1859, he became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He lived in Bermuda and Nova Scotia where he studied its vegetation and fish. He was the author of numerous articles and publications, e.g., "The Naturalist in Bermuda: A Sketch of the Geology, Zoology, and Botany of That Remarkable Group of Islands, Together with Meteorological Observations" (1859), "Contributions to the Natural History of Nova Scotia" (1870), "On the Vegetation of the Bermudas" (1874), "The Visitor's Guide to Bermuda with a Sketch of Its Natural History" (1876?), and "List of the Fishes of Nova Scotia" (1879).
In 1860, he married Mary Barr Myers (1841–1935). He died on October 7, 1888, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.