John Whipple Potter Jenks
John Whipple Potter Jenks (1819–1894) was a school principal, zoologist, taxidermy collector, and museum curator in the United States. He taught in the South for a few years before marrying into a prominent family and heading Pierce Academy in Middleboro/ Middleborough, Massachusetts. After he retired from there he returned to his alma mater, Brown University, established a natural history museum there and taught zoology. His book Huntings in Florida recounts his at times arduous expedition to Florida shooting birds, collecting eggs, hunting game, and encountering wildlife including the Carolina parakeet, sawfish, wild cats, mosquitoes, and many gators. John Cassin acquired some of his collection. His "lost" museum was recreated and put on display at Brown. Writings 
 Hunting in Florida in 1874
 "English History" in Short Stories
 Autobiography, unpublished 1891 manuscript
 Popular Zoology, co-author
 ”Report on the food of the Robin”

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1819 births