John Witt Randall

John Witt Randall
John Witt Randall, age 40
Born(1813-11-06)November 6, 1813
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1892(1892-01-25) (aged 78)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationPoet, art collector, and naturalist
Alma materBoston Latin School,
Harvard University
Period1834–1892
Literary movementRomanticism
Notable worksConsolations of Solitude (1856)

John Witt Randall (November 6, 1813 – January 25, 1892) was a minor poet and consulting zoologist to the United States Exploring Expedition but is best known for the collection of drawings and engravings that he bequeathed to Harvard University.