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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
botanical collector, botanist, ethnologist, explorer, mammalogist, naturalist, ornithologist, scientific collector, zoologist

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson