Augustus Addison Gould
Augustus Addison Gould | |
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| Born | April 23, 1805 New Ipswich, New Hampshire |
| Died | September 15, 1866 (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Known for | Conchology, Mollusca and Shells, Report on the Invertebrata |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | conchology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | A. A. Gould |
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Augustus Addison Gould (April 23, 1805 – September 15, 1866) was an American naturalist and the foremost conchologist of his era. He described over 1,100 new species of mollusks, including all known mollusks of Massachusetts and the shells collected by two major government exploring expeditions. He was one of the first naturalists in America to recognize the importance of geographic distribution in the description of species.