Say, Thomas
zoölogist, author, was born July 27, 1787, in Philadelphia. He was a zoölogist who was the first curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. In 1825 he removed to New Harmony, Ind., and was the agent of the Owen socialist colony there. He was the author of Vocabularies of Indian languages; American Conchology; and American Entomology. His Complete Writings on Conchology have been edited by Binney, and those on Entomology by Le Conte. He died Oct. 10, 1834, in New Harmony, Ind.