Amos Butler

Amos Butler
Born	(1860-10-01)October 1, 1860 Brookville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 5, 1937(1937-08-05) (aged 76)
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Education	Hanover College
Alma mater	Indiana University
Occupation	Naturalist
Spouse	Mary I. Reynolds
Children	Carrie Butler Watts
Parent(s)	Hannah Wright Butler William W. Butler

Amos William Butler (1 October 1860 – 5 August 1937) was an American naturalist.

Early life and education

Amos Butler was born on 1 October 1860 in Brookville, Indiana to mother Hannah Wright Butler and father William W. Butler.[1][2] Amos Butler's grandfather, also named Amos Butler, was the first settler of Brookville.[1] Starting in 1877, Butler attended Hanover College. He then went on to attend Indiana University Bloomington, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa[1] and Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific fraternity.[3]

Career

Butler founded several organizations, including the Brookville Society of Natural History in 1881 and the Indiana Academy of Science in 1885.[4] He was also a member of several other organizations, including the American Ornithologists' Union, Wilson Ornithological Club, the Biological Society of Washington, the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, and the Nature Study Club of Indiana.[3]

Honors

Butler had a species of snake named after him, Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri).[5] A chapter of the National Audubon Society in Central Indiana is called the Amos Butler Audubon Society.[6] In 1903, Butler's biography was included in Who's Who in America.[7] In 1910, his biography was included in American Men of Science.[8]

Personal life

Butler married Mary I. Reynolds[9] and had at least one child, a daughter named Carrie Butler Watts.[3]

References

1. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Windmill Publications. p. 1292.
2. "Amos W. Butler Papers" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
3. "Nature Study Club in Tribute to Butler". The Noblesville Ledger. Noblesville, Indiana. 25 June 1932.
4. "Butler, Amos W." Indiana State Library. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
6. "Our History". Amos Butler Audubon Society of Central Indiana. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
7. Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1903). Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States. Vol. 3. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Company. p. 213.
8. Cattell, James McKeen (1910). American Men of Science: A Biographical Directory. Vol. 2. Bowker. p. 69.
9. "Butler MSS". Lilly Library Manuscript Collections. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

External links

• Amos Butler at Find a Grave