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Edward William Nelson

American naturalist (1855-1934).

Born May 8th, 1855 in Manchester.

Died May 19th, 1934 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..

Occupations
botanist, explorer, mammalogist, naturalist, ornithologist, zoologist

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner