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Name	Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892
Born	10/20/1808
Birthplace	Pittstown, Rensselaer county, New York
Places of residence	New York Vermont San Francisco, CA Honolulu, HI Oakland, CA
Titles & honors	Identified over 100 new species of snails 1867 Era Cornell bought his collection.
Father	Simon Newcomb
Nationality	American
Education	White Plains Academy Studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College (now Thomas Jefferson University) valedictorian and Castleton Medical College in Vermont.
Notes	Species named by Newcomb: Modiola peasei, Newcomb, 1870 (Amygdalum peasei) Newcomb, 1870 Mya hemphilli, Newcomb, 1874 (Mya arenaria) Linnaeus, 1758 Proto cornelliana, Newcomb, 1870, (Turbonilla varicosa) A. Adams, 1855 https://www.conchology.be/?t=9001&id=25847 Newcomb specialized in land snails and traveled to San Francisco in 1849 and Hawaii in 1850. Returned to New York in 1856 and then traveled to Europe in 1857. Practiced in Oakland in 1858. 1867 moved to Cornell University.
Occupation	Physician Malacologist 1870-1888 curator, Cornell Museum
Relationships	In medical practice with Dr. William Hildebrand Collection purchased by Ezra Cornell 1870 (President Grant) asked him to accompany an expedition to Santa Domingo
Role	Physician
Spouse	Anna Post (Dr. Hildebrand's stepdaughter)

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