Philip Pearsall Carpenter

Philip Pearsall Carpenter
Born(1819-04-11)11 April 1819
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Died24 May 1877(1877-05-24) (aged 58)
Ste-Antoine Ward, Montreal, Quebec, Canada nationality = British
Years active1841–1877
Known forMinister, malacologist, conchologist
SpouseMinnie Meyer
Parent(s)Lant Carpenter, Anna Penn
RelativesWilliam Benjamin Carpenter (brother)
Mary Carpenter (sister)
Russell Lant Carpenter (brother)

Philip Pearsall Carpenter (4 November 1819 – 24 May 1877) was an English minister who emigrated to Canada, where his field work as a malacologist or conchologist is still well regarded today.[1] A man of many talents, he wrote, published, taught, and was a volunteer explaining the growing study of shells in North America.[2][3]

  1. ^ Palmer, K.V.W. 1956. Philip P. Carpenter, his life and work in Pacific Coast conchology. (Abstract). American Malacological Union, Inc. Annual Reports. 1956(22):5–6.
  2. ^ See: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~ksc/Malacologists/CarpenterP.P.html which lists his volunteer positions among his other occupations; 1833–1858 British Museum and 1858–1860 New York State Cabinet of Natural History in Albany, NY.
  3. ^ Dall, W.H. 1877. Dr. Philip Pearsall Carpenter. American Naturalist 11(8):504–505., "Dr. P.P. Carpenter was educated as a clergyman, and may be said to have never left the clerical mantle, so far as a continuance of earnest labors in all matters of moral and sanitary reform may be concerned.