Benjamin Pickman Mann

Benjamin Pickman Mann (April 30, 1848 – March 22, 1926) was an American entomologist, botanist, and teacher.

In the early years, meetings of the club were held at his home.

In 1881 he joined US Department of Agriculture at Washington, D.C., in the entomological bureau and became a patent examiner in 1887.

[2] He was also active in children's education, Esperanto language, and taxation reform.

His wife Louisa Van de Sande Mann was a member of the Colored Home Association (1882–1894) and in 1863 he served as the first teacher at the Coloured Home.