The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Anthony, John Gould

ANTHONY, John Gould, American naturalist: b. Providence, R. I., 17 May 1804; d. Cambridge, Mass., 16 Oct. 1877. Leaving school at 12 years of age he followed a business career for 35 years. He early developed a taste for natural history, and his publications attracted the attention of Agassiz, through whom in 1863 he became head of the conchological department of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, a post he held until his death. He was a recognized authority on the subject of American Mollusca.