American missionary and naturalist.
Francis Mason (2 April 1799 – 3 March 1874), American missionary and a naturalist, was born in York, England. His grandfather, also Francis Mason, was the founder of the Baptist Society in York, and his father, a shoemaker by trade, was a Baptist lay preacher there.
Abbreviations: Mason
Occupations: zoologist, translator, naturalist, missionary, lexicographer, botanist, Bible translator
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1799-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 4 plants, 0 fungi