Howard Stansbury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Howard Stansbury

Major, U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1806

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1863

Profession: botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Howard Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S.
Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.
His most notable achievement was leading a two-year expedition (1849–1851) to survey the Great Salt Lake and its surroundings.
The expedition report entitled Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnaissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains was published in 1852 providing the first serious scientific exploration of the flora and fauna of the Great Salt Lake Valley as well as a favorable impression of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had settled there beginning in 1847.