Gosse

Gosse, Philip Henry (1810-1888), English naturalist, began life in commerce and visited Newfoundland, Canada, and the United States.

His early fondness for science was strengthened by this experience, and in 1840 he published his Canadian Naturalist. In 1847 he wrote The Birds of Jamaica, followed by A Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica. He next settled in Devonshire, and devoted himself to marine zoology, which his books on aquaria did much to popularise. In 1850 he was elected F.R.S. Among his better known works are Manual of Marine Zoology, Romance of Natural History, A Naturalist's Rambles on the Devonshire Coast, History of British Sea Anemones and Cordis.

His son, Edmund Gosse, is known as a poet, translator, and critic.