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John Witt Randall
John Witt Randall (November 13, 1813 – January 25, 1892)
was an American naturalist, poet and art collector.
References
John Witt Randall was born to the physician Dr. John [1] ^ "John Witt Randall" (PDF). Psyche 6 (197):
Randall and his wife Elizabeth Wells (a granddaughter 316–317. 1892. doi:10.1155/1892/61412.
of Samuel Adams) in 1813.[1] He studied at Harvard Col- http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/psyche/
lege and later studied medicine, and was described by a 1892/061412.pdf.
classmate of that time: "Though among us, he was not [2] William Cullen Bryant, Thomas G. Voss, ed (1992).
wholly of us, but seemed to have thoughts, pursuits and The letters of William Cullen Bryant, Volume 5.
aspirations to which we were strangers".[1] His publica- Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823209958.
tions include two papers on beetles (one on the beetles of [3] "Exhibition at Fogg Museum celebrates centenary
Maine, and one on the beetles of Massachusetts), one on of J. W. Randall bequest". Harvard University
crustaceans from the West Coast of the United States and Gazette. May 28, 1998.
Hawaii, and a book of poetry called Consolations of Solitude, http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/
which was commended in the North American Review, the 05.28/ExhibitionatFog.html.
reviewer likening his descriptions of nature to those of Persondata
William Cullen Bryant.[1][2] A further volume on the nat-
Name Randall, John Witt
ural history of Maine and five further volumes of poet-
ry were prepared but not published. Randall was also an Alternative names
art collector, and amassed a large collection at his family Short description American naturalist
seat in Stow, Massachusetts.[3] Date of birth November 13, 1813
Place of birth
External links Date of death January 25, 1892
• John Witt Randall (1856). Consolations of Solitude. Place of death
Jewett. http://books.google.co.uk/
books?id=RtURAAAAYAAJ.
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Categories:
• 1813 births
• 1892 deaths
• American poets
• American entomologists
• Carcinologists
• Harvard University alumni
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