caption death_date work_institution birth_place nationality field birth_date signature image article_title name alma_mater
packard circa 1888 14 february 1905 brown university brunswick , maine usa entomology palaeontology 19 february 1839 alpheus spring packard signature psm v67 d048.svg psm v33 d156 alpheus spring packard.png alpheus spring packard
 alpheus spring packard , jr. . bowdoin college , 1861
alpheus spring packard

alpheus spring packard , jr. , ll.d .
-lrb- february 19 , 1839 -- february 14 , 1905 -rrb- was an american entomologist and palaeontologist .
he described over 500 new animal species - especially butterflies and moths - and was one of the founders of `` the american naturalist '' .
