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William Henry Edwards (March 15, 1822 – April 2, 1909) was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was also a prominent naturalist specializing in the study of butterflies. He wrote The Butterflies of North America, a three-volume treatise that is highly regarded for its scholarship and the quality of its illustrations.

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  • William Henry Edwards (en)
  • ويليام هنري إدواردز (كاتب) (ar)
  • William Henry Edwards (de)
  • William Henry Edwards (es)
  • William Henry Edwards (in)
  • William Henry Edwards (fr)
  • William Henry Edwards (nl)
  • William Henry Edwards (pl)
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  • ويليام هنري إدواردز (بالإنجليزية: William Henry Edwards)‏ هو عالم حيوانات وعالم بقشريات الأجنحة وكاتب أمريكي، ولد في 15 مارس 1822 في مقاطعة غرين في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 4 أبريل 1909 في فيرجينيا الغربية في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • William Henry Edwards (* 15. März 1822 in Hunter, Greene County, New York; † 4. April 1909 in Coalburgh, West Virginia) war ein amerikanischer Unternehmer und Entomologe. (de)
  • William Henry Edwards (15 de marzo de 1822 - 4 de abril de 1909) fue un entomólogo estadounidense. (es)
  • William Henry Edwards (15 Maret 1822 – 4 April 1909) adalah seorang etnomolog berpengaruh di Amerika Serikat. (in)
  • William Henry Edwards (March 15, 1822 – April 2, 1909) was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was also a prominent naturalist specializing in the study of butterflies. He wrote The Butterflies of North America, a three-volume treatise that is highly regarded for its scholarship and the quality of its illustrations. (en)
  • William Henry Edwards was een Amerikaanse entomoloog. Edwards werd geboren in Hunter, Greene County, New York. Hij wordt herinnerd vanwege zijn reis naar het Amazonegebied in 1846, waarvan hij verslag deed in zijn boek A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará (1847). Het boek inspireerde Alfred Russel Wallace en Henry Walter Bates om ook af te reizen naar deze regio. (Pará heet tegenwoordig Belém). Edwards publiceerde het eerste grote overzicht van de vlinders van Noord-Amerika (The Butterflies of North America), voltooid in 1897. Hij was waarnemer in de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog en correspondeerde met Darwin. Hij stierf in Coalburg, West Virginia, in zijn huis "Bellefleur". (nl)
  • William Henry Edwards (ur. 15 marca 1822 w , Hrabstwo Greene, zm. 4 kwietnia 1909 w Coalburgh w Zachodniej Wirginii) − amerykański entomolog. (pl)
  • William Henry Edwards est un entomologiste américain, né le 15 mars 1822 à Hunter dans l'État de New York et mort le 2 avril 1909 à . Il est le fils de William W. Edwards et de Helen Ann Mann. Son père possède une tannerie et achète, alors que William était tout jeune, une forêt de plus de 400 hectares afin d’y récolter l’écorce nécessaire pour son industrie. C’est là que William Edwards va découvrir la nature et se prendre d’amour pour elle. (fr)
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  • Coalburg, West Virginia, U.S. (en)
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