Edward Augustus Samuels (July 4, 1836 in
Boston
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– May 27, 1908 in
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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)
was a
naturalist.
Biography
He received a common school education, and began early to write for the press. From 1860 until 1880, he was assistant to the
secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture. For several years, he was president of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association (1885-1892),
[ besides following the business of a publisher of musical works (1870-c.1890).][ He developed a process for engraving by photography directly from nature or from a photographic print.
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Writing
Samuels contributed long essays to U. S. and Massachusetts agricultural reports. Among his publications are:
* ''Ornithology and oölogy of New England'' (Boston, 1867) The fifth edition of this work appeared as ''The Birds of New England'' in 1870, under which title it was best known. Technical information is quoted from Spencer F. Baird
Spencer Fullerton Baird (; February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum curator. Baird was the first curator to be named at the Smithsonian Institution. He eventuall ...
's works. The book sparked much interest in bird study.[
* ''Among the Birds'' (1867)
* ''Mammalogy of New England'' (1868)
* ''The Living World'', with Augustus C. L. Arnold (2 vols., 1868–70)
* ''With Fly-Rod and Camera'' (New York, 1890)
* '']Somerville
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Places
*Somerville, Victoria, Australia
* Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia
* Somerville, New Zealand, a subur ...
, past and present'' (1897) He edited this work with Henry H. Kimball.
Family
His wife, Susan Blagge Caldwell Samuels (b. October 21, 1848, Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham ( ) is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,364 at the 2020 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest b ...
), wrote children's stories. She was a daughter of U.S. Navy Commodore Charles H. B. Caldwell. Before marriage, she taught in Waltham and Boston. In 1885, she was a member of the school committee of Waltham. Susan Samuels was the author of numerous stories that appeared in juvenile magazines and religious weeklies. She also wrote a series of books called “Springdale Stories” (6 vols., Boston, 1871), which were re-issued as “Golden Rule Stories” (1886). Edward Augustus Samuels' sister, Adelaide Florence Samuels (b. September 24, 1845, Boston) also wrote. She was educated in a district school at Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an affluent suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and architect Buckminster Fuller. ...
, and became a teacher and ultimately a writer for young people. Among her books were:
* ''Adrift in the World'' (Boston, 1872)
* ''Little Cricket'' (1873)
* ''Daisy Travers, or the Girls of Hive Hall'' (1876)
Notes
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External links
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1836 births
1908 deaths
American ornithologists
American naturalists
People from Boston