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Hengler, Frederick Charles
Person · 1820-1887

Frederick Charles Hengler was an English circus proprietor. From 1857 he established permanent circuses in several cities

Henry, A
Person · fl 1950

Chef at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Henry, Joseph
Person · 1797-1878

Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1868 to 1878

Henry, Kathleen
Person · 1909-

Typist at ZSL London Zoo

Henslow, John Stevens
Person · 1796-1861

John Stevens Henslow was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He was a friend and mentor to his pupil Charles Darwin. In the summer of 1831 Henslow was offered a place as naturalist to sail aboard HMS Beagle to survey South America, but his wife dissuaded him from accepting. Seeing a perfect opportunity for his protégé, Henslow wrote to the ship's captain Robert Fitzroy telling him that Darwin was the ideal man to join the expedition team