Description: (Naturalist)
Augustus A. Gould was a well-known American naturalist who made significant contributions to conchology. He described over 1,100 new species of mollusks, focusing on those from Massachusetts and specimens gathered during government explorations. Gould emphasized the importance of geographic distribution in species description, making him one of the pioneering naturalists in America to do so. His expertise and dedication to conchology established him as the leading conchologist of his era.