Charles Haskins Townsend

Charles Haskins Townsend was an American zoologist, ornithologist, ichthyologist and writer (1859–1944). He was born at New Kensington and died at Miami.

Also recorded as Townsend; Townsend, C.H..

Charles Haskins Townsend in brief

Born
1859
Died
1944
Known for
zoologist,ornithologist,ichthyologist,writer
Place of birth
New Kensington

Overview

Born at New Kensington in 1859, died at Miami in 1944.

Catalogued works

37 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1750 to 1928.

Salmon and trout. The amphibians and reptiles of Lower California and the neighboring islands. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 46, article 11. Birds collected in Lower California. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 48, article 1. Deep sea fishes of the 'Albatross' Lower California Expedition. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 52, article 1. Dredging and other records of the United States Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Fur seals and the seal fisheries. Gregory and the Scuttle. The life of the deep sea. The conservation of our rivers and lakes. Field-notes on the mammals, birds and reptiles of northern California. The northern elephant seal. Echinoderms from Lower California. Reports of agents, officers, and persons, acting under the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the condition of seal life on the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands. Diagnoses of twenty-three new species and a new genus of lizards from Lower California. The U.S.S. 'Albatross' in Lower Californian seas. Report on the scientific results of the expedition to the tropical Pacific in charge of Alexander Agassiz ... Deep-sea exploration. Old times with the birds. Chameleons of the sea. Dredging and other records of the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross with bibliography relative to the work of the vessel. Illustrations showing condition of fur-seal rookeries in 1895 and method of killing seals. The public aquarium, dated 1928. Guide to the New York Aquarium, dated 1919. ... The porpoise in captivity. Voyage of the 'Albatross' to the Gulf of California in 1911. Records of changes in color among fishes. Birds collected in Lower California. The Galapagos tortoises in their relation to the whaling industry. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the tropical Pacific in charge of Alexander Agassiz, on the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," from August, 1889, to March, 1990, Commander Jefferson F. Moser, U.S.N., commanding. The cultivation of fishes in natural and artificial ponds. Condition of seal life on the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands, 1893-1895. Two-handled standing cup, dated 1771, silver, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 07.64.4. Bowl, dated ca. 1770–85, silver, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 35.80.137. Bureau Table, dated c. 1770, mahogany, chestnut, and tulip poplar, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1984.1387. Table, dated 1750–90, mahogany, beech and maple, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.115. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 3 ['Letter Book 3'], dated Mar 1890 - Nov 1896, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 4 ['Letter Book HSW Personal 2'], dated Nov 1896 - Jan 1899, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 16 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Townsend on Birds Collected in Lower California Birds Collected in Lower California Charles Haskins Townsend, The Auk, 1923. Townsend, Charles Harrison, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Townsend, Charles Harrison (1851–1928), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Townsend, William Charles (1803–1850), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Sand dunes and salt marshes / by Charles Wendell Townsend., 1925.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Fur Seal of the California Islands with new descriptive and historical matter (1931) — Internet Archive. Growth and age in the Giant Tortoise of the Galapagos (1931) — Internet Archive. Guide to the New York Aquarium (1925) — Internet Archive. The fur seal of the Galapagos Islands, Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller (1934) — Internet Archive. Statistics of the fisheries of the South Atlantic states (1899) — Internet Archive. The northern elephant seal, Macrorhinus angustirostris, Gill (1912) — Internet Archive. Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories; Second Series — Internet Archive. Growth of Galapagos tortoises, Testudo vicina, from 1928 to 1937 (1937) — Internet Archive. The Galapagos tortoises in their relation to the Whaling Industry--A study of old logbooks (1925) — Internet Archive. Records of changes in color among fishes (1929) — Internet Archive. Seal and Salmon Fisheries and General Resources of Alaska ...: Reports on ... (1898) — Internet Archive. The distribution of certain whales as shown by the logbook records of American whaleships (1935) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Employment is recorded with Ward's Natural Science, New York Aquarium and United States Fish Commission.

Chronology

  1. 1859Charles Haskins Townsend born at New Kensington.
  2. 1899Statistics of the fisheries of the South Atlantic states digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1912The northern elephant seal, Macrorhinus angustirostris, Gill digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1925Guide to the New York Aquarium digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1929Records of changes in color among fishes digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1931The Fur Seal of the California Islands with new descriptive and historical matter digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1931Growth and age in the Giant Tortoise of the Galapagos digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1934The fur seal of the Galapagos Islands, Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1935The distribution of certain whales as shown by the logbook records of American whaleships digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1944Charles Haskins Townsend died at Miami.

Sources

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Open Library author record for Charles Haskins Townsend (Internet Archive), 18 catalogued works.

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Sand dunes and salt marshes / by Charles Wendell Townsend., 1925

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Townsend on Birds Collected in Lower California Birds Collected in Lower California Charles Haskins Townsend, The Auk, 1923

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Townsend, Charles Harrison (1851–1928), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Townsend, Charles Harrison, Oxford Art Online, 2003

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Townsend, William Charles (1803–1850), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Internet Archive, 15 digitised items catalogued under Charles Haskins Townsend as creator.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Project Gutenberg holds 1 full text attributed to Charles Haskins Townsend.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Charles Haskins Townsend.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Charles Haskins Townsend (16 objects).

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  • museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Charles Haskins Townsend.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1122225: Charles Haskins Townsend

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Charles Haskins Townsend”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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