Henry Travers (naturalist)
Henry Hammersley Travers was a New Zealand naturalist, professional collector and taxidermist. He was the son of the politician William Travers.
Born in Hythe, Kent, England, in 1844, and baptised at Cheriton, Kent, on 13 October of that year, Travers was the son of William Thomas Locke Travers and Jane Travers. The family emigrated to New Zealand by the ship Kelso in 1849. Travers was educated at Nelson College from 1856 to 1860.
Specimens collected by Travers are in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Travers died in Wellington on 16 February 1928.Species
The following species were named in his honour:
- Hebe traversii
- Pimelea traversii
- Pseudowintera traversii
