# William Harding Longley

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{{Short description|American botanist (1881–1937)}}
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| name              = William Harding Longley
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| birth_date        = 1881
| birth_place       = [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), [Canada](/source/Canada)
| death_date        = 1937
| death_place       = [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore), [Maryland](/source/Maryland)
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| fields            = {{Unbulleted list|[Biology](/source/Biology)|[Botany](/source/Botany)}}
| workplaces        = [Goucher College](/source/Goucher_College), [Carnegie Institution of Science](/source/Carnegie_Institution_of_Science)
| alma_mater        = [Acadia University](/source/Acadia_University)<br />[Yale University](/source/Yale_University)
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'''William Harding Longley''' (1881–1937) was a Canadian-American botanist and marine biologist. Born in [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), Longley received his education at [Acadia University](/source/Acadia_University) and [Yale University](/source/Yale_University). He spent his career from 1911 to 1937 as a professor of biology and botany at [Goucher College](/source/Goucher_College) in [Towson, Maryland](/source/Towson%2C_Maryland). He died at [Johns Hopkins Hospital](/source/Johns_Hopkins_Hospital) on March 10th, 1937.<ref>{{Cite news |title=DR. W. H. LONGLEY, BIOLOGIST, IS DEAD; Scientist at Goucher College and an Authority on Fish of the Tropics |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.comhttp//timesmachine.nyt-archives.us-east-1-01.prd.dvsp.nyt.net/timesmachine/1937/03/11/118961795.html?pageNumber=23 |access-date=2024-05-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref>

Longley's most notable scientific work focused on the coloration and patterning of tropical reef fish. He conducted this research with the support of the [Carnegie Institution's](/source/Carnegie_Institution_for_Science) Dry Tortugas Laboratory in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), where he served as director from 1922 to 1937. His investigations also encompassed the [distribution](/source/Population_distribution) and the [evolution](/source/evolution) of the tropical reef fish.

Longley's passion for plant life extended beyond marine biology.  He conducted extensive botanical studies in various locations, including [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii), [Samoa](/source/Samoa), [the Tortugas islands](/source/Dry_Tortugas_National_Park), and the Pacific region.  His research also involved examining plant specimens housed in European and American museums.<ref>{{cite web |title=Record Unit 7223 William Harding Longley Papers, 1892-1904, 1913-1935 and undated |url=https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217380 |website=[Smithsonian Institution Archives](/source/Smithsonian_Institution_Archives) |language=en}}</ref>

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==See also==
*[:Category:Taxa named by William Harding Longley](/source/%3ACategory%3ATaxa_named_by_William_Harding_Longley)

== References ==
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==External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080318183907/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/first-underwater-article.html William Harding Longley: First underwater color photograph]

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Category:20th-century American botanists
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Category:Acadia University alumni
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