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John Stevens Henslow (* 6 de febrero de 1796 - 16 de mayo de 1861) fue un religioso anglicano, botánico, geólogo inglés. Henslow era natural de Rochester, hijo del abogado John Prentis Henslow, a su vez hijo de Sir John Henslow.
John Stevens Henslow (6 February 1796 – 16 May 1861) was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to his pupil Charles Darwin.
12 de may. de 2024 · John Stevens Henslow (born Feb. 6, 1796, Rochester, Kent, Eng.—died May 16, 1861, Hitcham, Norfolk) was a British botanist, clergyman, and geologist who popularized botany at the University of Cambridge by introducing new methods of teaching the subject.
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John Stevens Henslow. Científico inglés. Sumario. 1 Sínteis biográfica. 1.1 Estudios. 2 Henslow como clérigo. 3 Fuentes. Sínteis biográfica. Nació el 6 de febrero de 1796 en Rochester, Kent, Inglaterra, botánico, clérigo y geólogo británico que popularizó la botánica en la Universidad de Cambridge al introducir nuevos métodos de enseñanza. Estudios
Professor John Henslow was a British botanist, clergyman, and geologist who popularised botany at the University of Cambridge by introducing new methods of teaching the subject. Notably he initiated the move of Cambridge University Botanic Garden to its present site in 1846 and was mentor to Charles Darwin, encouraging him to think about the ...
John Stevens Henslow was a naturalist, a Cambridge academic, most remembered as a friend and mentor of Charles Darwin, inspiring him with a passion for natural history, proposing him to sail on the HMS Beagle as the naturalist on its five-year voyage, and promoting Darwin’s work as he developed his theory of evolution.
Letters from John James Audubon concern Henslow’s help with selling two copies of his amazing Birds of America in Cambridge, now one of the world’s most valuable books. In 1826 Henslow played a key role in University politics, acting as ‘local agent’ for Lord Palmerston at the Parliamentary Election.
