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Charles Haskins Townsend

Charles Haskins Townsend
BornSeptember 29, 1859 (1859-09-29)
DiedJanuary 28, 1944 (1944-01-29) (aged 84)
Alma materAcademy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Spouse(s)Ella Townsend, nee Bean, (1854–1935)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
InstitutionsUnited States Fish Commission
New York Aquarium

Charles Haskins Townsend (September 29, 1859 – January 28, 1944) was an American zoologist and naturalist who served as the director of the New York Aquarium, from 1902 to 1937.


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