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of freshwater fish from the Quanza River and a large quantity of saltwater fish, including some recovered from an abandoned canoe discovered at sea off the coast of Sierra Leone. A quantity of birds was also included, but the collection of reptiles was somewhat damaged in transit and did not represent any new species. Brown also dispatched a number of geological specimens and ethnological items such as idols, pottery and baskets. As a result of this expedition Brown gained the nickname "Curio Brown" for his collecting prowess.
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Brown's collections from the expedition were returned to the National Museum in June 1890. They included 33 mammals from 16 species, well over 100 molluscs and 250 species of insect, almost all of which were not previously represented in the museum collection. He also sent specimens of 16 species
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and returned briefly to the US where he published a book about his experiences. Brown returned to Rhodesia and was elected to the Salisbury city council, including a period as
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fraternity and was elected president of his freshman class. Brown majored in natural history, receiving a bachelor of science degree, and studied under Professors
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allowed Brown to accompany the party to collect natural history samples for the National Museum. The expedition sailed on October 16, 1889, aboard the
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After the expedition Brown spent some time in South Africa collecting specimens where, on April 10, 1890, he joined the
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between 1909 and 1911. He died on April 5, 1913, in Salisbury. Brown has been described as having "helped to found"
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Brown returned to Rhodesia afterwards and settled on his farm, some 5 miles (8.0 km) outside of
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en-route where Brown, assisted by officers and men from the ship, collected samples of fish and
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of 1893-94 and in return for his service was granted 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) of land in
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and was awarded significant tracts of land in Rhodesia. Brown was wounded during the
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for the National Museum and other specimens that went to the Cape Town Museum.
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and took part in collecting expeditions in the US. While employed by the
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Brown was attached to the US government's expedition to the
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that annexed Mashonaland. He afterwards fought in the
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The United States in Africa – A Historical Dictionary
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William Harvey Brown was born on August 22, 1862, in
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Path and photograph of the December 22, 1889 eclipse
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At university he was a member of the 608:Museum, United States National (1891). 545: 761: 745:United States National Museum (1891). 728:United States National Museum (1891). 706:United States National Museum (1891). 689:United States National Museum (1891). 672:United States National Museum (1891). 652:United States National Museum (1891). 632:United States National Museum (1891). 607: 471: 467: 465: 463: 461: 459: 457: 455: 453: 434:Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council 234:Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council 566: 494: 204:he took part in an expedition to the 124:Naturalist, soldier, local politician 450: 13: 329:solar eclipse of December 22, 1889 274:National Museum of Natural History 210:Solar eclipse of December 22, 1889 198:National Museum of Natural History 14: 830: 789:Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa 307: 296: 268:. 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Mayor of Salisbury
Des Moines, Iowa
Company Rhodesia
Harare
Zimbabwe
United Kingdom
British South Africa Company
First Matabele War
Second Matabele War
University of Kansas
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Belgian Congo
Solar eclipse of December 22, 1889
British South Africa Company
Pioneer Column expedition
First Matabele War
1896-97 rebellion in Mashonaland
mayor
Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council
Des Moines, Iowa
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Phi Gamma Delta
Francis H. Snow
Lewis Lindsay Dyche
William Temple Hornaday
National Museum of Natural History
bison

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