About William Samuel Furneaux
Lived 1855 – 1940 (aged 84–85). William Samuel Furneaux was a writer, teacher and natural science.
William Samuel Furneaux (2 June 1855, Devonport – 1940) was a British science teacher and nature writer. Furneaux gained considerable fame in the 1890s and early twentieth century for his popular books on butterflies, moths, pond animals, and plants from the English countryside.
According to James Ritchie, Furneaux's books are succinct, well-illustrated, and among the best for stimulating young naturalists.
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British writer, teacher (1855–1940)
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William Samuel Furneaux was born on 2 June 1855.
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William Samuel Furneaux died in 1940.
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William Samuel Furneaux was a writer, teacher and natural science.
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