Thomas Nuttall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Nuttall

English botanist and zoologist in America

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1786

Place of Birth: Settle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1859

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, botanist, pteridologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thomas Nuttall (5 January 1786 – 10 September 1859) was an English botanist and zoologist who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841.Nuttall was born in the village of Long Preston, near Settle in the West Riding of Yorkshire and spent some years as an apprentice printer in England.
Soon after going to the United States he met Professor Benjamin Smith Barton in Philadelphia.
Barton encouraged his strong interest in natural history.