Skip to content
227,683 profiles ranked

John Stevens Henslow

British botanist, priest and geologist (1796-1861) · Scientists · Died at 65

John Stevens Henslow was an English Anglican priest, botanist and geologist. He is best remembered as friend and mentor to Charles Darwin.

John Stevens Henslow is read about 22 times a day, in 23 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

People around John

Media & music

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1796 to 1861 · aged 65