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John Stevens Henslow war ein englischer Priester, Botaniker und Geologe. Sein botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Hensl.“
John Stevens Henslow (6 February 1796 – 16 May 1861) was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to his pupil Charles Darwin.
If anyone could lay claim to being one of the greatest Friends of Charles Darwin, it was the Reverend Professor John Stevens Henslow. Not only did this good-natured academic and clergyman teach Darwin much of his scientific technique, but he also arranged a place for his favourite pupil aboard HMS Beagle .
12. Mai 2024 · John Stevens Henslow (born Feb. 6, 1796, Rochester, Kent, Eng.—died May 16, 1861, Hitcham, Norfolk) was a British botanist, clergyman, and geologist who popularized botany at the University of Cambridge by introducing new methods of teaching the subject.
Professor John Henslow was a British botanist, clergyman, and geologist who popularised botany at the University of Cambridge by introducing new methods of teaching the subject.
John Stevens Henslow was a naturalist, a Cambridge academic, most remembered as a friend and mentor of Charles Darwin, inspiring him with a passion for natural history, proposing him to sail on the HMS Beagle as the naturalist on its five-year voyage, and promoting Darwin’s work as he developed his theory of evolution.
Henslow was initially pointed out to young Darwin at Christ’s College as ‘the man who knows everything’. For Henslow, the interaction with Darwin led to a life-long friendship.
