Henry Travers | |
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Born | Henry Hammersley Travers 1844 |
Died | 16 January 1926
Wellington, New Zealand |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Education | Nelson College |
Occupation(s) | Naturalist, collector, taxidermist |
Relatives | William Travers (father) |
Henry Hammersley Travers (1844 – 16 February 1928) was a New Zealand naturalist, professional collector and taxidermist. He was the son of the politician William Travers.
Born in Hythe, Kent, England, in 1844, [1] and baptised at Cheriton, Kent, on 13 October of that year, [2] Travers was the son of William Thomas Locke Travers and Jane Travers (née Oldham). [3] The family emigrated to New Zealand by the ship Kelso in 1849. [3] Travers was educated at Nelson College from 1856 to 1860. [4]
Specimens collected by Travers are in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [5]
Travers collected some of the last known specimens of Lyall's wren, selling them to the Colonial Museum (now Te Papa), Otago Museum and Walter Rothschild. [6]
Travers died in Wellington on 16 February 1928. [7]
The following species and one genus were named in his honour: [8] [9]
This addition to the flora of New Zealand was discovered in the bush, Collingwood district, Nelson, by Mr. H. H. Travers, while on a recent visit there.
He not only helped create the Wellington Botanic Garden but saw his passionate love of nature picked up by his son Henry (1844 -1928), who became a naturalist and professional collector. Henry Travers is responsible for the names Pseudowintera traversii, Veronica traversii, and Pimelea traversii.
Henry Travers | |
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Born | Henry Hammersley Travers 1844 |
Died | 16 January 1926
Wellington, New Zealand |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Education | Nelson College |
Occupation(s) | Naturalist, collector, taxidermist |
Relatives | William Travers (father) |
Henry Hammersley Travers (1844 – 16 February 1928) was a New Zealand naturalist, professional collector and taxidermist. He was the son of the politician William Travers.
Born in Hythe, Kent, England, in 1844, [1] and baptised at Cheriton, Kent, on 13 October of that year, [2] Travers was the son of William Thomas Locke Travers and Jane Travers (née Oldham). [3] The family emigrated to New Zealand by the ship Kelso in 1849. [3] Travers was educated at Nelson College from 1856 to 1860. [4]
Specimens collected by Travers are in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [5]
Travers collected some of the last known specimens of Lyall's wren, selling them to the Colonial Museum (now Te Papa), Otago Museum and Walter Rothschild. [6]
Travers died in Wellington on 16 February 1928. [7]
The following species and one genus were named in his honour: [8] [9]
This addition to the flora of New Zealand was discovered in the bush, Collingwood district, Nelson, by Mr. H. H. Travers, while on a recent visit there.
He not only helped create the Wellington Botanic Garden but saw his passionate love of nature picked up by his son Henry (1844 -1928), who became a naturalist and professional collector. Henry Travers is responsible for the names Pseudowintera traversii, Veronica traversii, and Pimelea traversii.