(February 1, 1802 – March 22, 1858) was an American physician and naturalist who practiced medicine in Troy, New York, for 30 years.

He was also a curator at the Troy Lyceum of Natural History, studying mineralogy, geology, botany, conchology, and paleontology, and in his later years pursued genealogy.

He commenced the practice of medicine in Troy in the year 1827, and continued it until December 10, 1857, when incapacitated by illness.

In addition to medical practice, he pursued natural history, philology, and genealogy.

[1][2] His contributions to herpetology include the descriptions of the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) and Oregon alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata scincicauda) in 1849.