Walsh, B. D. (Benjamin Dann), 1808-1869
Variant namesBenjamin Dann Walsh (1808-1869) was born in Great Britain and educated at Cambridge. Prepared for the Church, he instead became a writer and, after emigrating to the United States, a farmer, lumber dealer, and entomologist. Walsh became state entomologist of Illinois in 1867 and, with Charles Valentine Riley, founded the American Entomologist in 1868, a year before his death.
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| referencedIn | LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Letters, 1837-1882. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, 1799-1882 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897. | American Philosophical Society Library |
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Birth 1808-09-21
Death 1869-11-18
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