Charles Johnson Maynard

Charles Johnson Maynard (May 6, 1845 – October 15, 1929) was an American naturalist and ornithologist born in Newton, Massachusetts. He was a collector, a taxidermist, and an expert upon the vocal organs of birds. In accessory to birds, he furthermore studied mollusks, moss, gravestones and insects. He lived in the home at 459 Crafts Street in Newton, Massachusetts, built in 1897 and included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Charles Maynard House. The Charles Johnson Maynard Award is unmodified out by the Newton Conservators, Inc.