Josiah Gregg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josiah Gregg

merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1806

Place of Birth: Overton County, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1850

Profession: naturalist, lawyer, journalist, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Not related to John Gregg (CSA), Confederate generalJosiah Gregg (19 July 1806 – 25 February 1850) was an American merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of Commerce of the Prairies about the American Southwest and Northern Mexico regions.
He collected many previously undescribed plants on his merchant trips and during the Mexican–American War after which he went to California.
He reportedly died of a fall from his mount due to starvation near Clear Lake, California, on 25 February 1850 after a cross-country expedition which fixed the location of Humboldt Bay.