Francis Mason (missionary)

Francis Mason

Francis Mason (2 April 1799 – 3 March 1874), American missionary and a naturalist,[1] was born in York, England. His grandfather, also Francis Mason, was the founder of the Baptist Society in York, and his father, a shoemaker by trade, was a Baptist lay preacher there.[2]

  1. ^ Mabberley, D. J. (1985) William Theobald (1829–1908): Unwitting Reformer of Botanical Nomenclature? Taxon 34(1):152–156.
  2. ^ Chisholm 1911.