Thomas Say
American entomologist
Thomas Say was an American entomologist, conchologist, and herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere... Wikipedia
Born: June 27, 1787, Philadelphia, PA
Died: October 10, 1834 (age 47 years), New Harmony, IN
Partner: Lucy Say (1827–)
Known for: "father of descriptive entomology in the United States"