Henry Travers (naturalist)
Henry Hammersley Travers (1844 – 16 February 1928) was a New Zealand naturalist, professional collector and taxidermist. He was the son of the politician William Travers.
Born in Hythe, Kent, England, in 1844,[1] and baptised at Cheriton, Kent, on 13 October of that year,[2] Travers was the son of William Thomas Locke Travers and Jane Travers (née Oldham).[3] The family emigrated to New Zealand by the ship Kelso in 1849.[3] Travers was educated at Nelson College from 1856 to 1860.[4]
Specimens collected by Travers are in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[5]
Travers died in Wellington on 16 February 1928.[6]
Species
The following species were named in his honour:[7][8]
References
- ^ "Travers, Henry Hammersley". Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington Provincial District). Wellington: Cyclopedia Company. 1897. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Shepherd, R. Winsome. "Travers, William Thomas Locke". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (6th ed.). 2006.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Travers, Henry". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Deaths". Evening Post. 16 February 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Buchanan, John (9 December 1882). Hector, James (ed.). "Art. XLI.–Additions to the Flora of New Zealand". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 339. OCLC 1778777. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
This addition to the flora of New Zealand was discovered in the bush, Collingwood district, Nelson, by Mr. H. H. Travers, while on a recent visit there.
- ^ Bubelis, Walt (Winter 2013). "New Zealand Plants and their Collectors" (PDF). Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin: 24–25. ISSN 1046-8749. OCLC 487128332. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
He not only helped create the Wellington Botanic Garden but saw his passionate love of nature picked up by his son Henry (1844 -1928), who became a naturalist and professional collector. Henry Travers is responsible for the names Pseudowintera traversii, Hebe traversii, and Pimelea traversii.
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