Augustus Addison Gould

Augustus Addison Gould FRS
Born	(1805-04-23)April 23, 1805 New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Died	September 15, 1866(1866-09-15) (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery
Alma mater	Harvard College
Known for	Conchology, Mollusca and Shells, Report on the Invertebrata
Scientific career
Fields	conchology
Author abbrev. (zoology)	A. A. Gould
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Augustus Addison Gould (April 23, 1805 – September 15, 1866) was an American naturalist and the foremost conchologist of his era. He described over 1,100 new species of mollusks, including all known mollusks of Massachusetts and the shells collected by two major government exploring expeditions. He was one of the first naturalists in America to recognize the importance of geographic distribution in the description of species.^[1]