Amos Binney (October 18, 1803 – February 18, 1847) was an American physician and malacologist. Biography His son was William G. Binney. He was a co-founder of Boston Society of Natural History in 1830 and he was a member of the society until his death in 1847. He was also a president of the society from May 17, 1843, to May 5, 1847. Bibliography (1851-1855). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Volume 1 - edited by Augustus Addison Gould Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 References External links photo of memorial of Amos Binney in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts 1803 births 1847 deaths People from Boston American malacologists 19th-century American physicians Harvard College alumni Brown University alumni