William G. Binney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William G. Binney

American malacologist

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1833

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1909

Profession: zoologist, malacologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William Greene Binney (October 22, 1833 – August 3, 1909) was an American malacologist, working mostly during the second half of the nineteenth century.
He was responsible for volumes 4 and 5 of The Terrestrial Air-Breathing Mollusks of the United States , a task he took over from his father, Amos Binney, and collaborator, Augustus Addison Gould.
The ninety engraved plates which were part of volume 5, illustrating most of the then known land mollusk fauna, are particularly noteworthy. Binney's obituary in the New York Times, included the following information: