Augustus Addison Gould
Augustus Addison Gould (born April 23, 1805 in New Ipswich , New Hampshire , † September 15, 1866 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American conchologist and malacologist .
Live and act
Gould graduated from Harvard College in 1825 and obtained his doctorate in medicine in 1830 . Based in Boston, he devoted himself to the practice of medicine and eventually achieved a high social rank and reputation as a medical professional. He became president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and recorded the state's births and deaths.
As a conchologist he enjoyed worldwide prestige and was one of the pioneers of American science. His writings fill many pages in the Boston Society of Natural History publications (Issue XI, p. 197 for a list) and other journals. Together with Louis Agassiz he published The Principles of Zoology (2nd edition 1851), edited The Terrestrial and Airbreathing Mollusks (1851–1855) by Amis Binney and translated Lamarck's Gerea of Shells (1833).
His two most important scientific works are Mollusca and Shells (Issue XII, 1852) and The Report on the Invertebrata (1841). Gould was a corresponding member of all prominent American scientific societies, as well as many in Europe, including the Royal Society in London .
Initial descriptions
He is u. a. First describer of the mussel Scabies crispata GOULD 1843.
Memberships
In 1839 Gould was introduced by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville as member number 174 of the Société cuviérienne . In 1841 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1863 he was a founding member of the National Academy of Sciences .
literature
- Société Cuvierienne: Nouveaux membres admis dans la Société curvienne . In: Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne . tape 2 , 1839, p. 320 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Web links
- Short biography and bibliography (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Société cuviérienne, p. 320.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gould, Augustus Addison |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American conchologist and malacologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Ipswich , New Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1866 |
| Place of death | Boston , Massachusetts |