Benjamin Dann Walsh

Biography

Benjamin Dann Walsh was born in 1808 and became a pioneering entomologist whose scientific contributions advanced the understanding of insects and their significance to agriculture and natural history. His work represented the growing professionalization of scientific inquiry in nineteenth-century America, and he dedicated himself to systematic study and observation.

Walsh's distinguished career and life of scientific achievement concluded in 1869, and he was laid to rest at Chippiannock Cemetery. His legacy as an entomologist endures in the annals of American scientific history, remembered for his dedication to expanding human knowledge of the natural world.