Samuel Scoville Explained

Samuel Scoville Jr. (June 9, 1872December 4, 1950) was an American writer, naturalist, and lawyer.

Early life and education

Samuel Scoville Jr. was born on June 9, 1872, in Norwich, New York, the son of Harriet Eliza (Beecher) (1838–1912) and Samuel Scoville Sr. (1834–1902).^{[1] [2]} He attended Stamford High School.^[2] He received an AB from Yale College (1893) and an LLB from the University of the State of New York (1895).^{[1] [2]} On October 17, 1889, he married Katharine Gallaudet Trumbull in Philadelphia.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Law

Scoville was a member of the New York City law firm of Beecher & Scoville.^[1] As of 1908, he was a sole practitioner in Philadelphia.^[1]

Writing

Scoville wrote a column called "First Aid Law" in the Philadelphia Bulletin under the name "A Philadelphia Lawyer". He wrote many books about nature for young readers, some of which were republished in 2019 by the South Jersey Culture and History Center.^[3] Man and Beast (Harcourt Brace, 1926) is a work of fiction for children about animals of the jungle.^[4] Wild Honey (Little, Brown, 1929) is a book of essays for adults about the natural world of the East Coast of North America.^[5]

As a naturalist, Scoville published a few articles about ornithology in The Auk (now Ornithology) and The Yale Review. From 1916, he was an associate member of the American Ornithologists' Union (now the American Ornithological Society).^[6]

Publications

Books

• Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers (1915)
• Abraham Lincoln: His Story (1918)^[7]
• Boy Scouts in the Wilderness (1919)
• The Out-of-Doors Club (1919)^[8]
• Everyday Adventures (1920)^[9]
• Wild Folk (1922)^[10]
• More Wild Folk (1924)^[11]
• Man and Beast (1926)
• Runaway Days (1927)^[12]
• Lords of the Wild (1928)
• Wild Honey (1929)^[13]
• Alice in Blunderland (1934)

Articles

• Scoville. Samuel. 1914. The Evolution of Our Criminal Procedure. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 52. 93–101. 10.1177/000271621405200111. 0002-7162. 1012486. 143070459.
• Scoville. Samuel. October 1934. The Nesting of the Canada Warbler in Connecticut. The Auk. 51. 4. 526. 10.2307/4077843. 4077843.

Personal life

As of April 1897, Scoville lived with his father in Stamford, Connecticut.^[14] On April 23, he was shot by a burglar at his home, but survived.^[14]

Scoville was a Republican and a Congregationalist.^[1] He died on December 4, 1950, at his home in Haverford, Pennsylvania,^[15] shortly after admission to Bryn Mawr Hospital.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Book: Leonard. John W.. 1908. Who's Who in Pennsylvania. 2d. L. R. Hamersley. 542.
2. Book: Swayne. Noah Haynes. 10111/UIUCOCA:twentyfiveyearre00yale. Twenty-Five Year Record, Class of Ninety-Three, Yale College. 1918. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. 1158069495. 358–363.
3. News: D'Amico. Diana. January 3, 2019. Republished Samuel Scoville books take readers into the Pine Barrens. A7. Asbury Park Press. newspapers.com.
4. News: Morris. Harrison S.. Battling Souls of Men in Far Lands and the Beasts That Often Test Them. January 16, 1927. 44. Honolulu Advertiser. newspapers.com.
5. News: The Delightful Nature Papers of Samuel Scoville, Jr.. December 21, 1929. 11. Philadelphia Inquirer. newspapers.com.
6. Schorger. A. W.. Arlie W. Schorger. April 1951. Obituaries. The Auk. 68. 2. 263–264. 10.2307/4081206. 4081206.
7. 1918. Abraham Lincoln: His Story. Journal of Education. 87. 22. 609. 10.1177/002205741808702223. 0022-0574. 42826982. 220784204.
8. January 1920. Scoville's 'The Out-of-Doors Club'. The Auk. 37. 1. 162. 10.2307/4073014. 4073014. W. S. Scoville. Samuel.
9. January 1921. Scoville's 'Everyday Adventures'. The Auk. 38. 1. 138–139. 10.2307/4074063. 4074063. W. S. Scoville. Samuel. free.
10. October 1922. Scoville's 'Wild Folk'. The Auk. 39. 4. 581–582. 10.2307/4073606. 4073606. W. S. Scoville. Samuel. free.
11. 1924. Review of More Wild Folk, Samuel Scoville, Jr.. Advocate of Peace Through Justice. 86. 9/10. 575–576. 2155-7802. 20660724.
12. July 1927. Scoville's 'Runaway Days'. The Auk. 44. 3. 455. 10.2307/4074741. 4074741. W. S. Scoville. Samuel. free.
13. January 1930. Scoville's 'Wild Honey'. The Auk. 47. 1. 107–108. 10.2307/4075594. 4075594. W. S. Scoville. Samuel. free.
14. News: 1897-04-24. Wounded by a Burglar. 2021-11-05. The New York Times. 0362-4331.
15. News: Samuel Scoville Dies, Leaves Sons in West Hartford. December 5, 1950. 2. Hartford Courant. newspapers.com.
16. News: 1950-12-05. S. Scoville Jr., 78, Columnist, Is Dead; Author, Lawyer and Naturalist Wrote Philadelphia Bulletin Piece Without Signature. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-11-05. 0362-4331.