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Richard Moore Kemp

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Richard Moore Kemp

Birth
Bahamas
Death
8 Feb 1908 (aged 83)
Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA
Burial
Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Richard Kemp was a merchant and furniture dealer, but he was also an amateur naturalist. He discovered a species of sea turtle which was named in his honor - Kemp's Ridley or Lepidochelys kempii. His former home which was rebuilt following the 1886 fire is now the Cypress house on Caroline and Simonton Streets.
Richard Kemp was a merchant and furniture dealer, but he was also an amateur naturalist. He discovered a species of sea turtle which was named in his honor - Kemp's Ridley or Lepidochelys kempii. His former home which was rebuilt following the 1886 fire is now the Cypress house on Caroline and Simonton Streets.

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Kemp's Ridley - Lepidochelys kempii


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