blockversewordysbillionaire.aiyourlistWhiteboardAppquizieunschool

News

Home
Popular
Congress

Genius — OpenServe

Sponsored

William Henry Edwards - latest news, discussion & facts - IJR

William Henry Edwards

lepidopterist

William Henry Edwards

American entomologist, historian and businessperson (1822–1909)

0members

Ask Genius Site

Feed Discussions About

Sort by

Content type

Loading

Latest William Henry Edwards news and discussion

Sort by

Content type

Nothing published yet

The conversation starts anyway — post the first discussion above.

About William Henry Edwards

William Henry Edwards was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was also a prominent naturalist specializing in the study of butterflies. He wrote The Butterflies of North America, a three-volume treatise that is highly regarded for its scholarship and the quality of its illustrations.

0

members

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Unattributed engraving via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Occupation

lepidopterist, zoologist, academic, writer

Citizenship

United States

Born

March 15, 1822

Died

April 4, 1909

Everything about William Henry Edwards →

Not who you're looking for? Others named William Henry Edwards: Canadian politician (1857-1950)

Related journals

Connected

Timothy and Rhoda Ogden Edwards of Stockbridge, Mass., and their descendants: a genealogy Life History of Danais Archippus The butterflies of North America CORRESPONDENCE The butterflies of North America; third series Descriptions of New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera Found within the United States Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico Description of New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, Found within the United States and British N. A.United States

William Henry Edwards across IJR

Ask Genius by OpenServe about William Henry Edwards Create in Studio Build a game