death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date article_title birth_name
1954 oakland , california charleston , south carolina american henry c. kellers 1874 henry c. kellers
 henry carsten kellers
henry c. kellers

henry carsten kellers -lrb- july 6 , 1874 -- may 23 , 1954 -rrb- was an american united states navy lieutenant commander who served on numerous scientific expeditions on behalf of the smithsonian institution .
during his expeditionary career , he collected biological specimens for the smithsonian , bringing back over 10,000 specimens , living and deceased , many which were held by the national zoo in washington , d.c. .
