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Thomas Potts

New zealand naturalist, ornithologist, entomologist and botanist (1824–1888).

Born December 23rd, 1824 in England.

Died July 27th, 1888 at 63 years old

Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, entomologist, naturalist, ornithologist, politician, scientific collector

Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs