Thomas Say ( English Thomas Say , June 27, 1787 , Philadelphia - October 10, 1834 , New York ) - a famous American zoologist , entomologist .
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Say " . Personal page on IPNI website The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Say " . |
Biography
Consisted of a professor of natural history at the Pennsylvania University. and prof. zoology at the Philadelphia Museum, then moved to Indiana , where he joined the sect of harmonists and devoted all his free time to the study of insects. Say's merits in this subject are so great that he received the nickname "father of American entomology."
Say's scientific works concern, in addition to entomology and conchology, American fauna. He published the following major works: "Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects collected in the Expedition to the Rocky Mountains" ( 1823 - 1824 ); “American Entomology etc.” ( Philadelphia , 3 vols., 1823 - 1828 ); "American Conchology or description of the shells of North America" (4 hours, New Harmony, 1830 - 1832 ) and many others. other
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Literature
- John Leconte . "The complete of Writings of Thomas Say on the Entomology of North America" (2 vols., New York , 1859 ).
- Adelung N. N. Se, Thomas // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.