Naturalist, of England; explorer and writer on plants, birds, and other native species in North America; surname spelled variously.
Zaccheus Collins was a merchant and botanist.
Naturalist Thomas Nuttall was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1817.
Thomas Nuttall was a naturalist and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1817.
Physician Joseph Carson taught medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The College of Philadelphia's Medical School, founded in 1765, became known as the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine In 1779.
Thomas Nuttall was born on Jan. 5, 1786, in Long Preston, Yorkshire, England. He made many plant collecting trips during his life and wrote a number of books. He was the curator of the botanic garden and lecturer of natural history at Harvard for 12 years. He died in England in 1859.