caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality fields birth_date alt image article_title name
charles w. johnson 19 july 1932 brookline , massachusetts morris plains , new jersey usa entomology , malacology 26 october 1863 charles w. johnson charlesjohnson bsnh 1930.png charles w. johnson -lrb- naturalist -rrb-
 charles w. johnson
charles w. johnson -lrb- naturalist -rrb-

charles willison johnson -lrb- 26 october 1863 in morris plains , new jersey - 19 july 1932 in brookline , massachusetts -rrb- was an american naturalist who specialized in entomology -lrb- especially diptera -rrb- and malacology , making significant contributions in both fields .
he was a mentor and inspiration to many students and young scientists such as william j. clench -lrb- who founded a publication named `` johnsonia '' in his honor -rrb- .
johnson was curator of the wagner free institute of science , 1888 -- 1903 , then was principal curator at the boston society of natural history , 1903 -- 1932 .
he assisted henry augustus pilsbry with `` the nautilus '' , an important american malacological publication .
-lrb- although both were credited on the title page as `` editors and publishers '' , johnson was the business manager and pilsbry was the editor , with johnson acting as editor in pilsbry 's absence . -rrb-
