John Witt Randall

John Witt Randall (November 6, 1813 – January 25, 1892) was a minor poet and consulting zoologist to the United States Exploring Expedition but is best known for the collection of drawings and engravings that he bequeathed to Harvard University.

John Witt Randall
John Witt Randall, age 40
Born(1813-11-06)November 6, 1813
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1892(1892-01-25) (aged 78)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationPoet, art collector, and naturalist
Alma materBoston Latin School,
Harvard University
Period1834–1892
Literary movementRomanticism
Notable worksConsolations of Solitude (1856)
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