Charles Haskins Townsend, Sc.D. was an American zoölogist, born at Parnassus, Pennsylvania. From 1897 to 1902 he was connected with the United States Fish Commission, serving as chief of the fisheries division. He then served as director of the New York Aquarium at Castle Garden, from 1902 until his retirement in 1937. He wrote extensively on fisheries, whaling, fur seals, deep-sea exploration and zoology. Wikipedia
A Galapagos Tortoise ( Testudo ephippium ), on the U.S.S. Albatross . Found on Duncan Island in 1891 by C.H. Townsend. www.du.edu/~ttyler/ploughboy/townsendgaltort.htm
Townsend and his cartographer plotted vessel locations as accurately as possible according to log book records. www.wcs.org/sw-high_tech_tools/landscapeecology/townsend_...
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