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| Born | (1820-03-21)21 March 1820 |
| Died | 3 September 1901(1901-09-03) (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Royal Belfast Academical Institution,Belfast |
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| Spouse | Sarah Anee (Jessie) Browne |
| Children | 3 sons |
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Moses Harvey (21 March 1820 – 3 September 1901) was an Irish-born Newfoundlandclergyman,essayist andnaturalist. He is notable for his contributions to the fields of natural history and literature.[1]
Harvey was ofScottish descent and was educated at theRoyal Academical Institute atBelfast. He became an ordained minister in thePresbyterian ministry in 1844.[2] Harvey served at theJohn Street Presbyterian Church,Maryport,Cumberland,England, until he emigrated to St. John's in 1852 with his bride Sarah Anne Browne.[1] He served atSt. Andrews Free Presbyterian Church in St. John's. He wrote over 900 articles for theMontreal Gazette over a 24-year period, some under thepen nameDelta.[1] Harvey is the co-founder of theEvening Mercury newspaper.[2]
Harvey studied many aspects ofNewfoundland's natural history, most notably the habits of thegiant squid. One species,Architeuthis harveyi, was named in recognition of his work. It was largely through his efforts that the giant squid became known toBritish andAmericanzoologists.[1][3]
Harvey's interests in Newfoundland were varied: he had called for the creation of a cross-island railroad, he was president of theSt. John's Athenaeum Society, he pressed for the development of mining in Newfoundland and he also catalogued the rocks, birds and wild flowers of the island. In 1885 he published the bookText Book of Newfoundland History. His best-known and most prominent book wasNewfoundland, The Oldest British Colony, which he co-authored with Joseph Hatton and published in 1883.[2] In 1886, he was elected aFellow of theRoyal Geographical Society and of theRoyal Society of Canada in 1891. Harvey was awarded the honorary degree of LL.D. fromMcGill University in 1891.[3]
Harvey served as Secretary to theNewfoundland Fisheries Commission and wrote and lectured a remarkable document entitledThe Artificial Propagation of Marine Food Fishes and Edible Crustaceans, which was published in the Royal Society's transactions for 1892–1893 (volume 9).[1]
He died in 1901.[4]
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