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John Stevens Henslow

John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (died 1861)

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Born
February 6, 1796
Died
May 16, 1861
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1796

About John Stevens Henslow

John Stevens Henslow was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to Charles Darwin. The Philosophical Society was founded in November 1819 by a group at Cambridge with Professors Farish, Lee, and Sedgwick and Henslow (at that time not yet a professor). John's College, Cambridge where he graduated as 16th wrangler in 1818, the year in which Adam Sedgwick became Woodwardian Professor of Geology.

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John Stevens Henslow timeline

  1. John's College, Cambridge where he graduated as 16th wrangler in 1818, the year in which Adam Sedgwick became Woodwardian Professor of Geology.
  2. The Philosophical Society was founded in November 1819 by a group at Cambridge with Professors Farish, Lee, and Sedgwick and Henslow (at that time not yet a professor).

The world when John Stevens Henslow was born

John Stevens Henslow was born in 1796. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGeorge Washington delivers farewell address
  • Technology milestoneEdward Jenner develops smallpox vaccine
  • World population~833M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge Washington
  • U.S. population4.8M

1796 versus 2026

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Measure17962026
Population4.8M341 million

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