John Stevens Henslow (1796–1861)

Born 1796 CE, died 1861 CE.

John Stevens Henslow (6 February 1796 – 16 May 1861) was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to Charles Darwin.

Text from the Wikipedia article John_Stevens_Henslow, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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