Thomas Say
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American
entomologist,
conchologist, and
herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known
naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. He served as librarian for the
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, curator at the
American Philosophical Society (elected in 1817), and professor of natural history at the
University of Pennsylvania.
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